Vicki Hendricks

I'm a Florida writer, published mostly in the crime genre over the last twenty=five years, with five noir novels, MIAMI PURITY, IGUANA LOVE, VOLUNTARY MADNESS, SKY BLUES, CRUEL POETRY, a collection of short stories, FLORIDA GOTHIC STORIES, and a mainstream novel, FUR PEOPLE. In 2008, my novel CRUEL POETRY was a finalist for an Edgar Award. If you like the works of James M. Cain, author of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, you will enjoy my contemporary style noir.

In addition, my interests in the Florida environment and participation in adventure sports, such as scuba and skydiving, are prominent in the subject matter of much of my fiction.

My latest novel CHEZ USHER, published in November, 2024, was inspired by Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher." Set in gay Key West, in the Southernmost House, it brings the character of Madeline to life to add to the gothic mayhem,