The Goddess of Crime and Other Stories

Michael La Ronn has published many science fiction & fantasy books and self-help books for writers. He built a writing career publishing 10-12 books per year while raising a family, working a full-time job, and even attending law school classes in the evenings. Visit his fiction website at www.michaellaronn.com and his resources for writers at www.authorlevelup.com.

Darren Eliker is a classically trained stage, voice and on-camera actor having graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University’s School of Drama (1992). He has spent over three decades performing leading stage roles for many of the Pittsburgh area’s finest theater companies. Film and TV appearances include Bad Guardian for Lifetime with Melissa Joan Hart, Fathers & Daughters with Russell Crowe, Outsiders, and Banshee. He also starred in Take 2 Interactive’s Black Dahlia, one of the last FMV point-and-click adventure games, featuring Dennis Hopper and Teri Garr. As a voice actor he has performed in thousands of commercials for radio, television, non-broadcast, and video games. Having also spent 30 years as an award-winning writer and producer of commercial radio advertising. The pandemic shutdown provided the perfect opportunity to unite his acting and engineering skills to produce captivating audiobooks across genres. Known for his versatile accent work, character creation, and deep empathy, his performances are resonating with listeners of historical fiction, mystery-thriller, YA, sci-fi, and romance. Last year, Darren won an Earphones Award in Fantasy for The Voyages of Trueblood Cay from AudioFile Magazine. His website is https://darreneliker.com.