Mike Sirota

Mike Sirota, the author of the award-winning historical novel, STONE WOMAN, FIRE DANCE, THE BURNING GROUND, and the award-winning thriller, FREEDOM'S HAND, has published over two dozen novels with houses that include The Berkley Publishing Group (Penguin-Putnam), Bantam Books, Pocket Books, and Kensington Publishing Corp. For fourteen years he was an award-winning feature writer and editor for a Southern California newsmagazine. A recent release is BACK ON THE BIKE PATH: A JACK MILLER SENIOR MOMENT. This is the fourth book in his science fiction/comedy series, first published by Ace/Berkley. An even more recent release is THE HORRORS OF HARRMEL, a Sword & Planet spoof and the sequel to THE WIZARD FROM HARRMEL. He lives in Oceanside, California with his wife, Jacqueline.

FREEDOM'S HAND won the 2013 San Diego Book Award for Best Action/Thriller. STONE WOMAN: WINEMA AND THE MODOCS won the 2014 San Diego Book Award for Best Historical Novel.