Ed Downes: writes stories that are suspenseful, sometimes scary, and always thrilling, where things are not always what they seem. His entertaining yet vulnerable characters usually find themselves thrust into situations that appear to be no win. Ed is the author of many short thriller and horror fiction stories including Qalupalik, Regrets, and Dr. Bonz. He has recently launched his first novel Frozen Echoes through Undertaker Books and completed his Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing Popular Fiction last year at Seton Hill University. A publishing industry marketing strategist by day, and novelist by night, he is a Boston native, and a lover of tennis, skiing, and scuba diving. He currently lives in Cary, NC, most likely reading or writing thriller fiction or doing other fun stuff.