Justin Gustainis: Scary Scribe


A Brief Biography

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 U. S. Army.

Following military service, he held a variety of jobs, including speechwriter and professional bodyguard, before earning a Ph.D. 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.

The Hades Project novel

His first novel, The Hades Project, was released to rave reviews in 2003. It is still available from
Amazon.com and other online dealers.




Black Magic Woman novel

His second novel, Black Magic Woman, (the first in the "Morris/Chastain Investigations" series) was published in January, 2008 in trade paperback. It was reprinted in a mass market paperback edition that was released in November, 2008 (also available at
Amazon.com)


Evil Ways novel

Evil Ways, the second Morris & Chastain adventure was published in trade paperback in December, 2008. (also available at Amazon.com)




Sympathy for the Devil novel

The next case for Quincey Morris and Libby Chastain will be Sympathy for the Devil, projected for December, 2009. In this one, Satan backs a candidate for U.S. President.
(No, it's not Dick Cheney.)




Contact author Justin Gustainis
at justingustainis@yahoo.com

 

Justin Gustainis, Scary Scribe