Justin Gustainis was born in Northeast
Pennsylvania in 1951. He attended college at the University of
Scranton, a Jesuit university that figures prominently in several
of his writings.
After earning both Bachelor's and
Master's degrees, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the US Army.
Following military service, he held a variety of jobs, including
speechwriter and professional bodyguard, before earning a PhD at
Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Mr Gustainis currently lives in
Plattsburgh, New York. He is a Professor of Communication at
Plattsburgh State University, where he earned the SUNY Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2002. His academic publications
include the book American Rhetoric and the Vietnam War, published
in 1993, and a number of scholarly articles that hardly anybody has
ever read.His popular series of urban fantasy novels featuring
investigator Quincey Morris include Evil
Ways, Black Magic Woman and the
forthcoming Sympathy for the
Devil.
