Robert J. Mendenhall is a retired police officer and serves on active duty with the Wisconsin Air National Guard. An active member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and SFF Net, he writes across genres including science fiction, crime and suspense, horror, and spiritual fiction. He lives outside Chicago with his wife and fellow writer, Claire. And many animals.   The Latest: “Critical Conditions” Robert J. Mendenhall Made with Xara Web designer 6 Coming Soon:   “Critical Conditions” in TO HELL IN A FAST CAR, a Dark Quest Crimes Anthology edited by John L. French. Available from Dark Quest Books and Amazon.com © 2013 Robert J. Mendenhall Writer of ... It should have been a routine warrant arrest. Should have been. But when one of Sergeant Beth Dolan’s detectives goes down, everything goes to hell. As she rockets though the streets to save the life of her closest friend, what else could possibly go wrong?   “Third Night” in SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS, a G.Is.G. Heavenly Publications Anthology edited by Sara Saint John. Available in early 2013.   “Murder on Centauri” in EXTREME PLANETS, a ‘Science Fiction Anthology of Alien Worlds’ by Chaosium Publishing in both trade paperback and on-line e-reader formats. Edited by David Conyers, David Kernot and Jeff Harris with cover illustration by Paul Drummond. Available in late 2013.   “Unknown Soldier” in PARABNORMAL DIGEST, by Sam’s Dot Publishing. Edited by H. David Blalock. Available in September, 2013.   “Officer Down” reprinted in DETECTIVE MEGAPACK, by Wildside Press.   Available soon in e-pub and Kindle formats.