Ed Gorman has been a full time writer for over fourteen years, during which time he has written more that twenty novels, five collections of short stories and three screenplays. Previously he spent twenty years in advertising, mostly writing and directing tv commercials in Chicago, Minneapolis, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. While Gorman is generally regarded as a crime novelist, he has also written a number of westerns and horror novels. Several of his books and stories have been optioned for TV and movies lately. He lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife, novelist Carole Gorman, and their three cats.