Alan Orloff’s debut mystery, Diamonds for the Dead, was a 2010 Agatha Award Finalist for Best First Novel. He’s written two books in the Last Laff mystery series, Killer Routine and Deadly Campaign, and writing as his darker half Zak Allen, he’s published three books: The Taste, First Time Killer, and Ride-Along. His latest novel, Running from the Past, will be released later this month from Kindle Press (via the Kindle Scout program). He will read stories submitted to SmokeLong December 8-14.