Kirk Johnson

Kirk Johnson writes about the people history would rather forget — the card sharps, con artists, drifters, and dreamers who lived by their wits on the edges of the law. His novels blend meticulous research with pulse-quickening storytelling, from the gambling saloons of the 1800s Mississippi to the neon-lit garages of Chicago.

Two of his books are drawn directly from remarkable true lives: George Devol, the legendary riverboat gambler, and Cassie Chadwick, the woman who swindled the richest men in America. His romance series follows love and loyalty inside a motorcycle club carving out an empire on the open road.

Kirk writes from Phoenix, Arizona, where the desert landscapes that appear on his covers are just outside the window.

All of his books are available on Amazon — and you can sample any of them for free on the Specials page.