Chuck Heintzelman spends his days architecting software systems for businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to Mom and Pop stores. He believes in simple and elegant software which hides internal complexities from the user.

Chuck spends his nights plotting crimes. Not to commit personally, but for characters in his stories to solve. Even with dozens of stories published he still gets excited and stays up too late at night creating new tales. He believes writing is like software development: a process of creation, fusing art and craft.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his beautiful wife and three children.