ABOUT THE BOOK

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Luke Preston spent most of his twenties as a freelance writer, a private investigator, and listening to rock ‘n roll. He drinks heavily on occasion, is a half decent musician and his idea of a good time involves a jukebox designed to bleed ears.

Luke’s work has been recognized by The Inside Film Awards, MTV, and The ATOM Awards. He writes in cafés, bars and in parking lots on the back of old fuel receipts and cigarette packets. He doesn’t believe in writer’s block or in the magic bullet theory and his favorite album is Exile on Main Street.

Luke’s writing is as much influenced by AC/DC and Johnny Cash as it is by Richard Stark and Raymond Chandler. He holds a Master of Screenwriting from the Victorian College of the Arts and has absolutely no intention of moving to a shack in the middle of nowhere. He likes bad traffic, noisy neighbors, cheap beer, loud bars, and has been occasionally known to howl at the moon.

Luke is the author of the best selling novels Dark City Blue,Out of Exile, and Anonymous Jane

Butcher Billy takes what is considered pop culture from a variety of sources—music, movies, comics, games, books etc—and mashes them all together to come up with something that draws on nostalgia, while, at the same time, provides the audience with a fresh take on a familiar scene. He’s not even going to apologize. It’s that sort of rule-breaking, devil may care, chaotic attitude that inspires Billy’s art.