John Tierney writes realistic fiction in several genres. His newest release in March, 2025, is Extreme Malice, a psychological thriller in which local public officials in a small Colorado city are terrorized by a shadowy group of conservative reactionaries. He also wrote The Butcher on Colfax, a work of historical fiction that immerses readers in the lives of Irish immigrants in 1890s Denver. We are at their sides as they navigate intense challenges amidst sweeping social and economic changes, A devastating dispute shatters their world, testing their resolve to move forward. His debut novel, Love, Literally, is a contemporary smart romance, set on Cape Cod—a heartwarming story of two people in mid-life whose mutual attraction is sparked by a love of British literature and witty wordplay. In mid-2025, he plans to publish a comedy about a team of convention planners in New York City. Before venturing into fiction, Tierney was a professor of American government at Boston College and was a contributing writer for The Atlantic’s website. He lives outside Chicago with Sue Tierney, his wife of 43 years, and their Great Pyrenees