Junius Podrug (born 1947) is an American
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
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
Nevada City (originally, ''Ustumah'', a Nisenan village; later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store) is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, northeast of Sacramento, southwest of Reno and northea ...
, 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
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...
with a B.A. in political science, and
McGeorge School of Law
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific and is located on t ...
with a J.D.. He practiced law in Sacramento and Beverly Hills before becoming a full time writer.
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Other works
Podrug's short story, "Vendetta", was published by ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fict ...
'' 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
Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages.
Early life
Robbins was b ...
*''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
External links
Official website
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20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
Living people
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers
20th-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American male non-fiction writers
1947 births