Junius Podrug

Junius Podrug (1947) is an American author and attorney. He was a defense attorney on the Chippendales dancers federal murder and wrongful death legal cases. His fiction and nonfiction 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.[1][2]

Junius Podrug is a suspense, thriller, mystery author. His books, set in exotic locales, involve ordinary people who find themselves caught up in a web of mystery and danger. His characters must reach into themselves and find the courage and ability to overcome a deck stacked against them.[3]

BIOGRAPHY

Podrug was born in Nevada City, CA 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.[4][5]

OTHER WORKS

Podrug's short story, Vendetta, was published by ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE(Oct. 1974) in its Department of First Stories.[6]

He is the writer, producer, director of a low budget Indie film Night of the Naked Dead.[7]

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)

Non-fiction

  • Stop Being a Victim
  • The Disaster Survival Bible

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/podrug_junius/
  2. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/podrug-junius-1947/
  3. ↑ https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/junius-podrug/
  4. ↑ http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/podrug_junius/
  5. ↑ http://www.mcgeorge.edu/documents/PacLaw_Spring06_final.pdf/
  6. ↑ http://www.philsp.com/homeville/cfi/t330.htm#A6846/
  7. ↑ http://imdb.com/name/nm5117802//


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