Steve Liskow

Steve Liskow is a former English teacher, and has also acted, directed, produced, or designed for nearly 100 theatrical productions.

His short stories have won an Edgar nomination, the Black Orchid Novella Award (Twice), and three Honorable Mentions for the Al Blanchard Story Award. Many of his stories highlight his love of blues and rock and roll, and he also plays guitar. Several of these stories appear in his recently-published collection.

He has published fifteen novels, five set in central Connecticut and featuring PI Zach Barnes, a former Hartford police officer. He often features contemporary issues such as shootings in a public school, teen trafficking, and substance abuse. The Kids Are All Right, the fourth Barnes novel, was a finalist for the Shamus Award for Best Indie Novel in 2015. The Whammer Jammers, featuring two Hartford police officers who often work with Barnes, is set in the world of Roller Derby and was a quarter-finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Hit Somebody is a sequel. Blood On The Tracks introduces Chris "Woody" Guthrie, a guitar-playing PI in Detroit. The book won Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest Self-Published Novel Awards.

Liskow is also a freelance fiction editor and conducts writing workshops in central Connecticut. He lives with his wife Barbara and a rescued Maine Coon. For more, www.steveliskow.com.