Kardos, Michael: - nMichael Kardos is the Pushcart Prize-winning author of three previous novels, most recently Bluff, as well as the story collection One Last Good Time. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he co-directed the creative writing program at Mississippi State University for over a dozen years before moving with his family to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. n nIn addition to being a writer, Michael is also a drummer. His past includes playing a lot of clubs, sleeping on a lot of sofas--and accruing a lot of musical war stories.

But he's never pulled off a heist (that he'll admit to).n