About the Author: John Dwaine McKenna

John Dwaine McKenna is the author of three novels, two of which have been awarded EVVYS for excellence in fiction by the Colorado Independent Publisher's Association, or CIPA. Now the newest of his three works, Colorado Noir has been awarded a silver medal by the Independent Publishers Book Awards 2014(IPPY) as well as gold for best Mystery Fiction, a silver for Literary Fiction, and a bronze for Print Layout & Design by CIPA. "This makes Colorado Noir the most honored, thoroughly judged and well-vetted publication in our company's history," said Lora L. Brown, spokesperson for Rhyolite Press LLC. He also writes a weekly newspaper column called the Mysterious Book Report for the Tri Valley Townsman in Sullivan County New York where he was born and raised in the beautiful southern Catskill Mountains. During his career he was a salesman, serial business owner, an investment advisor, and a compliance officer for a nationwide investment firm headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. He retired in 2000 and reignited his writing talents, which had lain dormant since his college days. He currently serves as the General Manager of Rhyolite Press, LLC and is hard at work on his next novel.