Chester Campbell

Thanks for dropping by. You'll note there is information on my fourth Greg McKenzie mystery, but not the first three. They're out of print, but still available (signed) at my website and at Amazon.com. The first book in my new Sid Chance series, The Surest Poison, is now available.

I was born in Nashville, TN in 1925, smack in the midst of the “Roaring Twenties.” Though too young for such at the time, I had visions later of roaring “off into the wild blue yonder.” After more than a year and a half of non-roaring during World War II, I left the service as an Aviation Cadet and studied journalism. My first taste of mysteries came early in my newspaper career when I read two novels by Horace McCoy. Over the next 42 years, I spun words as a reporter, freelance journalist, political speechwriter, advertising copywriter, magazine editor, and public relations pro. I kept my dream of creating mysteries alive and took up novel writing on retirement. The Greg McKenzie character had his origins in my Air Force experience. After serving as an intelligence officer in the Korean War, I remained in the Air National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. I live in Madison, TN with my wife, Sarah.