Paul Ryan O’Connor is a frequent contributor to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, where his debut short story — “Teddy’s Favorite Thing” — was voted a 2023 Readers Award, and earned a Derringer nomination from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. He has also been published by Mystery Magazine, Pulp Asylum, and Shotgun Honey. Before turning to a life of crime (writing) Paul spent decades writing for video games, most recently as Game Director for Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO. Paul is an active member of the Mystery Writers of America, and lives in Carlsbad, California, where he perpetually re-writes his first novel.