Popular hard-boiled Rockford, Illinois P.I. Joe Hannibal is back, this time swept up in a murderous mystery in a Wisconsin summer resort town. It'll take two fists and a lot of guts to navigate through the tacky tourist traps and gin mills, while dangerous dames are determined to steer Hannibal clear of the town's darkest secrets.
Wayne Dundee grew up and spent the first fifty years of his life around the state line area of northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin. Always an avid reader,he decided at an early age that one day he wanted to be a writer himself. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer influenced the direction his writing would initially take -- hardboiled detective mysteries.
Dundee sold his first short story, featuring Rockford, Illinois-based PI Joe Hannibal, in 1982. Since then there have been, to date, over twenty Hannibal short stories, three novellas, and seven Hannibal novels. The Hannibal books and stories have been published in several languages and nominated for an Edgar, an Anthony, and six Shamus Awards. The most recent Hannibal novel, GOSHEN HOLE, appeared in December of 2011.
Dundee has recently also gained acclaim for his work in the Western genre. His 2010 short story "This Old Star" received the Peacemaker Award from the Western Fictioneers writers' organization. His first Western novels --- DISMAL RIVER and HARD TRAIL TO SOCORRO --- appeared in 2011. And his most recent, MANHUNTER'S MOUNTAIN, came out in January of 2012.
In 2009, Dundee retired as general manager for a small manufacturing facility and is now devoting full time to writing. Subsequent to the passing of his beloved wife Pam, Dundee shares a home in Ogallala, Nebraska, with his daughter and her family. He is working on further Joe Hannibal adventures as well as more work in the Western genre.
