The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Norman Partridge's first novel,Slippin' into Darkness,was heralded as "nitro-laced, in-your-face fiction"(Locus).His short fiction has made regular appearances in the "year's best" anthologies for suspense, mystery, and horror. A collection of short stories,Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales,won the Bram Stoker award. Another collection of short fiction,Bad Intentions,was a World Fantasy nominee. A pair of supercharged suspense novels,Saguaro RiptideandThe Ten-Ounce Siesta,followed from Berkley Prime Crime in 1997 and 1998.Partridge has worked in libraries and steel mills. He loves rock 'n' roll, drive-in movies, and old paperbacks where the bad guys get away with murder.