Michael A. Black is the award winning author of 50 books, most of which are in the mystery and thriller genres. He has also written in the sci-fi, western, horror, and sports genres. A retired police officer from the Chicago area, he has done everything from patrol to investigating homicides to conducting numerous SWAT operations. Black was awarded the Cook County Medal of Merit in 2010. He is the author of over 100 short stories and articles, and wrote two novels with the late television star, Richard Belzer (Law & Order SVU).
He did eleven novels under the name Don Pendleton in the Executioner series and numerous westerns the Gunslinger series under the name A.W. Hart (Killer’s Choice, Killer’s Brand, Killer’s Ghost, Killer’s Gamble, and Killer’s Requiem).His Executioner novel, Fatal Prescription, won the Best Original Novel Scribe Award in 2018. His recent novels are in the ongoing Trackdown series (Devil’s Vendetta, Devil’s Breed, Devil’s Reckoning, and Devil’s Lair). Having been a fan of Rob Mendenhall’s work for years, Black is exceptionally proud and honored to be a contributor to this Team Intrepid anthology series. His latest novels are Devil’s Lair and Concho: Border Blood, (written as A.W. Hart).