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Michael Compton is the author of the mystery novel Gumshoe, co-author of the sci-fi series Inferno 2033, and screenwriter of the 2011 thriller Carjacked, starring Stephen Dorff and Maria Bello. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in Mystery Weekly, African American Review, The Baltimore Review, and many others. He is retired from The University of Memphis.

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Published on December 03, 2018 05:46 Tags: adventure, dystopia, god-of-fire, inferno-2033, political, sci-fi, science-fiction, thriller

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