"No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read."
-- David McCullough
MICHAEL SCHEIN is a writer who lives in Seattle with his wife and daughters and a pride of cats. MICHAEL SCHEIN is also Director of the LitFuse Poets' Workshop. But, most importantly, MICHAEL SCHEIN has a cat sleeping on his lap right now.
My first novel is a historical courtroom mystery entitled Just Deceits, and it is scheduled for release by Bennett & Hastings Publishing in September, 2008. Please click here to pre-order your copy. Just Deceits recounts a scandalous trial of wealthy Richard Randolph and his sister-in-law, Nancy, who were defended against charges of adultery and infanticide by John Marshall and Patrick Henry. Click here to read an excerpt.
I am currently taking PRE-ORDERS for Just Deceits, which is coming out this September in a beautiful 6" x 9" paperback. I will cheerfully autograph every copy that is pre-ordered by August 31st! Please click here to pre-order your copy.
My second historical novel, tentatively entitled The Bones Beneath Our Feet, follows the battle of wills between Chief Leschi and Governor Stevens that led to the Puget Sound Indian War of 1855-56 (no current release date). I have also written poetry, book reviews, stories and essays, such as Tech Support Hell, which is reproduced here in full. My work has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
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