Andrew Child

• Biography

  Andrew Child was born in Birmingham, England, in May 1968. He went to school in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and later attended the University of Sheffield where he studied English literature and drama. After graduation Andrew set up and ran a small independent theater company which showcased a range of original material to local, regional, and national audiences. Following a critically successful but financially challenging appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Andrew moved into the telecommunications industry as a “temporary” solution to a short-term cash crisis. Fifteen years later, after carrying out a variety of roles including several which were covered by the UK’s Official Secrets Act, Andrew became the victim/beneficiary of a widespread redundancy program. Freed once again from the straight jacket of corporate life, he took the opportunity to answer the question, what if?

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• Praise for Books

  “You know that when you combine AC/DC song titles with stellar contemporary mystery writers that something special is likely to happen. It does in Back in Black.” —C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three-Inch Teeth

  “Get out your steely knives…this story collection from some of today’s top thriller writers makes for bloody good reading.” —Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep, Deep Snow

  “Beautifully curated, killer anthology of today’s best thriller writers at the top of their game.” —Glenn Cooper, internationally bestselling author of Library of the Dead

  “With its edge-of-your-seat scenarios, shady personalities, and occasional touch of the supernatural, Hotel California delivers a gripping series of adventures with a mix of hopeful and horrifying outcomes.” —Foreword Reviews

  “A crisp and clever marriage of music and mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews

  “If you like mysteries and twisted endings, you will love Hotel California, an anthology of new mystery short stories, by evilly talented mystery authors…These eight authors will captivate you with amazing details, history, and diabolical character development…If you love a good mystery, these stories are a must-read.” —Book Junkie Reviews

  “Hard-charging [and] crowd-pleasing.” —Shelf Awareness

  “Eight tales with a twist. Make that eight twists…Expect, and enjoy, the unexpected.” —Kirkus Reviews

  “Don Bruns has gathered eight solid writers who do justice to the Eagles’ anthem and the album’s other songs while putting a spin on the stories behind the songs…Each story in Hotel California is well thought out.” —Oline Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel

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  • Back in Black

  • Edited by Don Bruns

    Stories by Reed Farrel Coleman, Heather Graham, Andrew Child, Don Bruns, Sandra Balzo, Rick Bleiweiss, Dave Bruns, Charles Todd, Tori Eldridge, and Ward Larsen

    Read by various narrators

  • Release Date: 7/16/24

  • Formats: Hardcover, Trade Print ARC, Trade Paperback

  Inspired by songs from AC/DC’s bestselling album, Back in Black, this anthology contains ten murder mysteries from ten bestselling writers—including a new Jack Reacher original by Andrew Child.

  The third collection in the Music and Murder Mystery Series, Back in Black features one story for each song from the seminal hard rock album of the same name. This book showcases ten brilliant mystery writers at the top of their game, including Reed Farrel Coleman, Heather Graham, Tori Eldridge, Ward Larsen, and Andrew Child, among others.

  Chilling and unexpected, Back in Black has a mystery for everyone.

  • Back in Black

  • Edited by Don Bruns

    Stories by Reed Farrel Coleman, Heather Graham, Andrew Child, Don Bruns, Sandra Balzo, Rick Bleiweiss, Dave Bruns, Charles Todd, Tori Eldridge, and Ward Larsen

    Read by various narrators

  • Release Date: 7/16/24

  • Formats: Hardcover, Trade Print ARC, Trade Paperback

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  • Hotel California

  • Edited by Don Bruns

    Stories by Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, Reed Farrel Coleman, Amanda Flower, Don Bruns, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, and Rick Bleiweiss

    Read by Scott Brick, James Patrick Cronin, Joe Barrett, Joe Hempel, Sophie Amoss, Hillary Huber, Richard Ferrone, and January LaVoy

  • Release Date: 7/12/22

  • Formats: Hardcover, Large Print Hardcover, Signed Hardcover, Trade Print ARC, Trade Paperback

  Featuring a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child!

  A dangerous drifter, a hired gun, a grisly corpse—you never know who you’ll run into at the Hotel California.

  Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify—and maybe even chill you to your core. Get lost in the wild imaginations of such New York Times bestselling writers as Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, and John Gilstrap, plus authors Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, Amanda Flower, and Don Bruns. From the titular tale “Hotel California” to a new, original Jack Reacher adventure, these stories have a little something for every mystery lover.

  Go ahead. Check in, enjoy some room service, and stay until the very last tantalizing page. Just don’t forget to search the closet or behind the curtains.

  • Hotel California

  • Edited by Don Bruns

    Stories by Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, Reed Farrel Coleman, Amanda Flower, Don Bruns, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, and Rick Bleiweiss

    Read by Scott Brick, James Patrick Cronin, Joe Barrett, Joe Hempel, Sophie Amoss, Hillary Huber, Richard Ferrone, and January LaVoy

  • Release Date: 7/12/22

  • Formats: Hardcover, Large Print Hardcover, Signed Hardcover, Trade Print ARC, Trade Paperback

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