Vaughn C. Hardacker is a writer. He has completed five novels and numerous short stories. He is a member of the New England Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and has published short stories in three anthologies: Mouth Full of Bullets; Best of Year One, My Teacher Is My Hero, and Deadfall, Level Best Books' sixth annual anthology of New England crime and mystery stories. His most recent novel, MY BROTHER'S KEEPER was released in July, 2019. Three of his novels (Sniper, The Fisherman, and Wendigo) were finalists for the Maine Literary Awards. H He regularly blogs with The Maine Crime Writers Blog (http://maincrimewriters.com) and his own blog (http://toughguyswrite.blogspot.com). He is a veteran of the U. S. Marines and served in Vietnam. He holds degrees from Northern Maine Technical College, the University of Maine and Southern New Hampshire University. He lives in Maine. At this time has two novels under contract with his publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., both mystery thrillers.