Richard Panchyk has been writing since the age of 7. He sold his first "book" (trivia questions handwritten on a folded piece of looseleaf paper) to a third grade classmate for 5 cents. His latest thriller, Andy Creighton is Dead, releases February 24, 2026. His new short story Fletcher's Plan, released January 2025, is the first chapter of a thriller novel released May 20, 2025.