Joined On: Aug 06, 2008
Last Online: Nov 29, 2008

Austin S. Camacho

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Location:

Springfield, VA

About Me:

Austin S. Camacho is the author of four detective novels in the Hannibal Jones series - Blood and Bone, Collateral Damage, The Troubleshooter, and Damaged Goods, plus two action adventure novels, The Payback Assignment and The Orion Assignment. Active in several writers’ organizations, Camacho is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, and teaches writing at Anne Arundel Community College. After a career as a military news reporter on the American Forces Network, Camacho is now a public affairs specialist for the Defense Department. Camacho lives in Springfield, Virginia with his lovely wife Denise and Princess the Wonder Cat.

Favorites

Authors:

Raymond Chandler – The Lady in the Lake

Dashiell Hammett – Maltese Falcon

Ross MacDonald – The Underground Man

John D. McDonald – EVERY Travis McGee novel

David Morrell - The Fifth Profession

Elmore Leonard - Mr. Majestyk (or Stick. Or…)

Ken Bruen - Bust (or The Dramatist)

Libby Fischer Hellmann - A Picture of Guilt

Bill Pronzini -

James Ellroy

Paula Woods.

Harlan Coben

Laura Lippman

Quotes:

There’s only one thing in this world stronger than evil, and that’s us. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.