Chris F. Holm was born in Syracuse, New York, the grandson of a cop with a penchant for crime fiction.  It was the year of punk rock and Star Wars, two influences that to this day hold more sway over him than perhaps his wife would like.  But it was books that defined his childhood, from his grandfather’s Wambaugh and Sanders to the timeworn pulps picked up secondhand from the library.

Chris wrote his first story at the age of six.  It got him sent to the principal’s office.  He’d like to think that right then is when he decided to become a writer.

Since then, Chris’ stories have appeared in a slew of publications, including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Beat to a Pulp, and Thuglit.  He’s been a Derringer Award finalist and a Spinetingler Award winner, and he’s also written two novels: Dead Harvest and The Angels’ Share.  Both are currently out on submission.

Chris lives on the coast of Maine with his lovely wife and a noisy, noisy cat.  When he’s not writing or at work, you can find him on his porch, annoying the crap out of the neighbors with his guitar.