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  • Murderer's Wake

    Murderer's Wake - Paperback

    Murderer's Wake - Paperback

    By J. C. Alonso Jr

About J. C. Alonso Jr Books

Julio Cesar Alonso Jr. was born in La Habana, Cuba. The family fled from Castro when JC was three, and he grew up in Miami. He spent summers at sea as a deckhand and later a helmsman. JC has worked on bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, and RO/RO vessels, and was dock supervisor for Antillean Marine. He received BAs from FSU in psychology and in creative writing, where Janet Burroway was his teacher. Working with David Poyer and Lenore Hart, he received his MA from Wilkes University, and completed his MFA thesis with Dr. J. M. Lennon. His poetry has been published in Poetry Quarterly and a short story received mention in The Atlantic Monthly. This is his first novel.