Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (27 page)

His current Sigma series, starting with
Map of Bones
, has gone on to earn national accolades, such as one of 2005's “top crowd pleasers (
New York Times
) and as one of 2006's “hottest summer reads” (
People
magazine). His latest Sigma novel, titled
The Doomsday Key
, hit bestseller lists around the world in summer 2009, and in winter 2009, he introduced another of his stand-alone novels,
Altar of Eden
, featuring for the first time a veterinarian in the lead role.

If that wasn't enough, he has also completed the first of a middle-school series entitled
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow
, which debuted in April 2009, and the sequel,
Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx
, followed in April 2010.

And yes, sometimes he does come up for air.

T
im Maleeny is the award-winning author of several mystery novels for adult readers, including the critically acclaimed Cape Weathers Investigations series.
Stealing the Dragon
, his debut novel about a deadly female assassin, has been optioned for film. His comedic thriller
Jump
was called “hilarious” by the
Boston Globe
, and “a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism” by
Publishers Weekly
. He has won the prestigious Macavity Award for Best Short Story of the Year and also the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel.

“Ray Gun” is Tim's first story for young adults but is only the beginning. He is currently hard at work finishing a novel for young readers. You can find him online at
www.timmaleeny.com
.