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 Michael Alfred Black lives in Chicago. He is a retired police officer. He also writes western novels under 
his own name and the pseudonym 'A.W. Hart'. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Francisco Leal' Novels | |
| 1) Random Victim | 2008 | 
| 2) Hostile Takeovers | 2009 | 
| 3) Sacrificial Offerings | 2012 | 
| 'Ron Shade' Novels | |
| 1) A Killing Frost | 2002 | 
| 2) Windy City Knights | 2004 | 
| 3) A Final Judgment | 2006 | 
| 4) Dead Ringer (with July Hyzy) | 2008 | 
| 'Trackdown' Novels | |
| 1) Devil's Dance | 2020 | 
| 2) Devil's Fancy | 2020 | 
| 3) Devil's Brigade | 2021 | 
| 4) Devil's Advocate | 2021 | 
| 5) Devil's Vendetta | 2022 | 
| 6) Devil's Breed | 2022 | 
| 7) Devil's Reckoning | 2022 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Heist | 2005 | 
| 2) Freeze Me, Tender | 2006 | 
| 3) Melody of Vengeance | 2007 | 
| 4) The Incredible Adventures of Doc Atlas (short stories) (with Ray Lovato) | 2011 | 
| 5) Pope's Last Case and Other Stories (short stories) | 2013 | 
| 6) Chimes at Midnight | 2014 | 
| 7) Blood Trails | 2017 | 
| As 'Don Pendleton' | |
| 1) Cold Fury (e-book) | 2019 |