GARY PHILLIPS is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and graphic novels (THE BE-BOP BARBARIANS, VIOLENT SPRING, THE KILLING JOKE novelization) as well as recently did a stint as a staff writer on F/X's SNOWFALL. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, Phillips draws on his experiences as a community organizer, running a political action committee to delivering dog cages in penning his tales of chicanery. He was president of the Private Eye Writers of America and edited the celebrated anthology THE OBAMA INHERITANCE which won the Anthony Award. Visit him at https://gdphillips.com.