Junius Podrug (born 1947) is an American

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and

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. He was a defense attorney on the

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' federal murder and wrongful death legal cases. His fiction and non-fiction books have been published in twenty-eight countries under his own and four other names. His first novel, ''Frost of Heaven'', was selected as Best First Novel by the ''Rocky Mountain News'' Unreal World book awards.

Biography

Podrug was born in

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, in 1947. He is the son of Mate, a miner, and Angela, a hotel maid. He is married to Hildegard Krische. He graduated from

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with a B.A. in political science, and

McGeorge School of Law University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law is a private, American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law school in the Oak Park neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the University of the Pacific and is located on t ...

with a J.D.. He practiced law in Sacramento and Beverly Hills before becoming a full time writer.

Other works

Podrug's short story, "Vendetta", was published by ''

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'' in October 1973 in its Department of First Stories. He is the writer, director and co-producer of a low budget independent film, ''

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''.

Bibliography

*''Frost of Heaven'' (1992, 1998) *''Presumed Guilty'' (1997, also published as ''Winterkill'') *''Dark Passage'' (2002) *''Feathered Serpent 2012'' (2010) With

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*''Sin City'' (2002, uncredited) *''Heat of Passion'' (2003, uncredited) *''The Betrayers'' (2004) *''Blood Royal'' (2005) *''The Devil to Pay'' (2006) *''The Looters'' (2007) *''The Deceivers'' (2008) *''The Shroud'' (2009) *''The Curse'' (2011) With Gary Jennings *''Aztec Blood'' (2001) (with Robert Gleason, uncredited) *''Aztec Rage'' (2006) (with Robert Gleason) *''Aztec Fire'' (2008) (with Robert Gleason) *''Apocalypse 2012'' (2009) (with Robert Gleason) *''The 2012 Codex'' (2010) (with Robert Gleason) *''Aztec Revenge'' (2012)

Non-fiction

*''Stop Being a Victim'' *''The Disaster Survival Bible''

References

External links

Official website
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