Robert Wangard is a crime-fiction writer who splits his time between Chicago, where he practiced law for many years, and northern Michigan. MALICE is the second in the Pete Thorsen Mystery series. The first, TARGET, was widely-acclaimed by reviewers. Wangard is also the author of HARD WATER BLUES, an anthology of short stories. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and other writers’ organizations.