Mac grew up in Evansville, Indiana on the Ohio River. He started writing songs as a young man and became more serious about it after he returned from Vietnam. His songs all have stories to them, as songs do, so he decided to expand on them. He gave the song a plot and the characters a personality. Threw in some beautiful women, action, drugs, and murder and had a good story. He has incorporated some of his song lyrics in every book. RUM CITY BAR now has a sequel called Rumora. The second series he has published is about Cam Derringer, a guitar-playing sleuth in Key West. So far there are 7 books in this series. KNEE DEEP--BLOODSHOT--KEY WEST: TWO BIRDS ONE STONE--MURDER FEST KEY WEST -- HEMINGWAY'S TREASURE, SAME OLD SONG, and THE BAHAMA BLUES. Mac says writing books has become a new passion. You never know where it will take you. You can visit his website at www.macofortner.com and get your FREE prequel to the series.