- Stephen Mertz
Stephen Mertz, born May 3, 1947 [ [http://www.iblist.com/author3007.htm Stephen Mertz author information at Internet Book List, iblist.com] ] , is an American fiction author who is best known for his mainstream thrillers and novels of suspense. His work covers a wide variety of styles from paranormal dark suspense ("Night Wind" and "Devil Creek") to historical speculative thrillers ("Blood Red Sun") and hardboiled noir ("Fade to Tomorrow").
His novels have been well-received critically. Booklist called Nightwind, “fast-paced...a white-knuckle read.” Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine labeled Mertz, “an action specialist.” [ [http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/viewinstructor.asp?instructorid=1073 Stephen Mertz faculty bio at WritersOnlineWorkshops.com] ] Edgar-winner
Joe R. Lansdale supplies this career assessment: “Stephen Mertz writes a hard-edged, fast-paced thriller for those who like their tales straight and sharp and full of dark surprise,” while Booklist had this to say about The Korean Intercept: "Fans of political thrillers will relish this high-action tale. An adrenaline rush!” Ed Gorman wrote, “Stephen Mertz just keeps on getting better, each novel more dazzling in story and style.”Mertz is also a popular lecturer on the craft of writing and has appeared as a guest speaker before writer’s groups and at universities. Early in his career, he was a prolific writer of paperback originals under a variety of pseudonyms, work he now dismisses as "commercial scribbling," although his work on
Don Pendleton 'sMack Bolan series is regarded by fans as some of the best in that series.Stephen Mertz has traveled widely and is a U.S. Army veteran. He presently lives in the American Southwest, and he is always at work on a new book.
Bibliography
Novels
* "Some Die Hard" (1979, as Stephen Brett)
* "The Vampire Chase" (1979, as Stephen Brett)
* "Blood Red Sun" (1989)
* "Sudden Death" (1995)
* "Night Wind" (2002)
* "Fade to Tomorrow" (2004)
* "Devil Creek" (2004)
* "The Korean Intercept" (2005)References
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