Junius Podrug

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Junius Podrug (born 1947) is an American author and lawyer. He was a defense attorney on the Chippendales dancers' federal murder and wrongful death legal cases. His fiction and non-fiction books have been published in twenty-eight countries under his own and four other names. His first novel, Frost of Heaven, was selected as Best First Novel by the Rocky Mountain News Unreal World book awards.

Biography

Podrug was born in Nevada City, California, in 1947. He is the son of Mate, a miner, and Angela, a hotel maid. He is married to Hildegard Krische. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a B.A. in political science, and McGeorge School of Law with a J.D.. He practiced law in Sacramento and Beverly Hills before becoming a full time writer.

Other works

Podrug's short story, "Vendetta", was published by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in October 1973 in its Department of First Stories.

He is the writer, director and co-producer of a low budget independent film, Night of the Naked Dead.

Bibliography

• Frost of Heaven (1992, 1998)
• Presumed Guilty (1997, also published as Winterkill)
• Dark Passage (2002)
• Feathered Serpent 2012 (2010)

With Harold Robbins

• Sin City (2002, uncredited)
• Heat of Passion (2003, uncredited)
• The Betrayers (2004)
• Blood Royal (2005)
• The Devil to Pay (2006)
• The Looters (2007)
• The Deceivers (2008)
• The Shroud (2009)
• The Curse (2011)

With Gary Jennings

• Aztec Blood (2001) (with Robert Gleason, uncredited)
• Aztec Rage (2006) (with Robert Gleason)
• Aztec Fire (2008) (with Robert Gleason)
• Apocalypse 2012 (2009) (with Robert Gleason)
• The 2012 Codex (2010) (with Robert Gleason)
• Aztec Revenge (2012)

References

External links

• Official website