John Desjarlais

A former producer with Wisconsin Public Radio, John Desjarlais teaches creative writing and American Literature at Kishwaukee College in northern Illinois. His first novel, The Throne of Tara (Crossway 1990, 2000), was a Christianity Today Readers Choice Award nominee, and his medieval thriller, Relics (Thomas Nelson 1993, 2009) was a Doubleday Book Club Selection. Bleeder, Viper, and Specter (Chesterton Press 2009, 2011, 2015) constitute the "Higher Mysteries" series. His work has appeared in periodicals such as LA Noir, The Critic, Conclave, Apocalypse, Dappled Things, The Karitos Review and The Rockford Review. He took Honorable Mention in the 1997 Writers Digest Competition (essay) and was nominated for the 2013 Catholic Arts and Letters Award. He holds an MA in Media from Columbia University and an MA in Writing from Illinois State University. A member of The Catholic Writers Guild and Mystery Writers of America, he is listed in Who's Who in Entertainment and Who's Who Among America's Teachers.