David J. Montgomery is the thriller/mystery critic for The Daily Beast and the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written about authors and books for several of the country's largest newspapers, including the Washington Post, USA Today and Boston Globe.
His reviews and journalism have also appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Kansas City Star, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and National Review Online.
An occasional writer of fiction, David's short stories have appeared in Mira's Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down (edited by Clive Cussler), Plots with Guns and Demolition Magazine.
He lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and family.