The Blue Silence: Murder New Orleans Style - Paperback

Chapman, Tim: - Tim Chapman is a former forensic scientist for the Chicago police department who currently teaches writing and tai chi chuan. He holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Northwestern University. His fiction has been published in The Southeast Review, the Chicago Reader, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Journal, and the anthology, "The Rich and the Dead." His first novel, "Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold," was a finalist in Shelf Unbound's 2013 Best Indie Book competition. His short stories have been collected under the title, "Kiddieland and other misfortunes." In his spare time he paints pretty pictures and makes an annoying noise with his saxophone that he claims is music. He lives in Chicago with his lovely and patient wife, Ellen, and Mia, the squirrel-chasingest dog in town.