Steven Axelrod holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of the Fine Arts and remains a member of the WGA despite a long absence from Hollywood. His work has been featured on various websites, including the literary e-zine Numero Cinq, where he is on the masthead; Salon.com; and The Good Men Project; as well as the magazines Pulp Modern and Big Pulp. A father of two, he lives on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, where he paints houses and writes. steveaxelrod.wix.com/axelrodbooks
Axelrod has a gift for characterization and a strong lead in Kennis. Nantucketers might bristle at the cynical portrait of their home, but his mystery debut gives the island as much personality as its varied inhabitants. - Kirkus Reviews Kennis is an honorable small-town cop whom readers will root for. - Karen Keefe, Booklist Nantucket Sawbuck is a rare delight-a well-written small-town mystery that feels like life, complete with suspects who are the sort of people who commit murders and a police chief who's capable of catching them at it. Read this book. - Thomas Perry ...this is a promising start for a new author. - Publishers Weekly Axlerod is a full speed, powerhouse of a writer. - Domenic Stansberry, Edgar Award-Winning Author of Naked Moon