Thad Diaz was a Tampa Bay firefighter until he retired in 2021 with 25 years of service. Diaz wrote sci-fi and fantasy as T. Allen Diaz, but he's always been a fan of hard-boiled mysteries. Now that he no longer rides fire trucks, he can tell the Tampa-based detective tales without concerns for his career.The Cigar City Case Files is based in Tampa. Its stories occur in actual or fictionalized places tailored to this great city. The tales display its glorious beauty and gritty underbelly as only a native can. Diaz still live in the Tampa Bay area with his wife, kids and a house full of dogs.
