Retired forensic psychologist and college professor Richard Helms has been nominated eight times for the SMFS Derringer Award, winning it twice; eight times for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award with two wins; twice for the ITW Thriller Award, with one win; and twice for the Mystery Readers International Macavity Award, winning it once. He has won the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award twice. He is a frequent contributor to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, along with other periodicals and anthologies. His short story "See Humble and Die" (The Eyes of Texas, edited by Michael Bracken, Down and Out Books, October 2019) was selected for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Best American Mystery Stories 2020.  22 Rue Montparnasse is his twenty-fourth novel. Mr. Helms is a former member of the Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America, and the former president of the Southeast Regional Chapter of MWA (SEMWA). In 2018, he was presented with the SEMWA Magnolia Award for service to the chapter. When not writing, Mr. Helms enjoys travel, gourmet cooking, playing with his grandchildren, and rooting for his beloved Carolina Tar Heels and Panthers. Richard Helms lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.