Blood Lake (55 page)

But it takes two and a half years for the case to come to trial, by which time Mr. Crowley has taken early retirement, so he is simply identified in the papers as a “former county party chair,” as if it weren't a statewide conspiracy. So nobody gets punished for dissing half the population of Queens, and the party machine lives on to slime another day.

And I never see a penny of that reward money.

To borrow Mr. Crowley's own metaphor, if this is war, then maybe it's time to start holding some war crimes trials.

I'm still waiting …

Kenneth Wishnia was born in Hanover, NH, to a roving band of traveling academics. He earned a B.A. from Brown University (1982) and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from SUNY Stony Brook (1996). He teaches writing, literature, and other deviant forms of thought at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, Long Island, where he is a professor of English.

Ken's novels have been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, and have made Best Mystery of the Year lists at
Booklist
,
Library Journal
, the
Jewish Press
, and the
Washington Post
. His short stories have appeared in
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
,
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
,
Murder in Vegas
,
Long Island Noir
,
Queens Noir
,
Politics Noir
,
Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail
, and elsewhere.

His most recent novel,
The Fifth Servant
, was an Indie Notable selection, one of the “Best Jewish Books of 2010” according to the Association of Jewish Libraries, a finalist for the Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award, and winner of a Premio Letterario ADEI-WIZO, a literary prize awarded by the Associazione Donne Ebree d'Italia, the Italian branch of the Women's International Zionist Organization.

He is married to a wonderful Catholic woman from Ecuador, and they have two children who are completely insane.

Liz Martínez's stories have appeared in
Manhattan Noir
,
Queens Noir
, and
Cop Tales 2000
. She is the coeditor of
Indian Country Noir
, the author of the nonfiction book
The Retail Manager's Guide to Crime and Loss Prevention
, and her articles about security and law enforcement have appeared in publications around the world. She is a member of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

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