Ken Kuhlken the author of the Hickey Family Crime Novel series, as well as stand alone novels, short stories, poems, magazine features, and essays. Lots of honors have come his way, including a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow-ship; Poets, Essayists and Novelist’s Ernest Hemingway Award; Private Eye Writers of America Best First Novel and Shamus Best Novel; and several San Diego and Los Angeles Book Awards.

He lives near San Diego with his daughter Zoë, a gifted scholar, softball player, and genuinely delightful person.