Michael Kardos is the author of the novel THE THREE-DAY AFFAIR and the award-winning story collection ONE LAST GOOD TIME. His short stories have appeared in The Southern Review, Crazyhorse, Prairie Schooner, Blackbird, Pleiades, PRISM international, and many other magazines and anthologies, and were cited as notable stories in the 2009, 2010 and 2012 editions of BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES. Michael grew up on the Jersey Shore, received a degree in music from Princeton University, and played the drums professionally for a number of years. He has an M.F.A. in fiction from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. He lives in Starkville, Mississippi, where he is an assistant professor of English and co-director of the creative writing program at Mississippi State University.

Books by Michael Kardos

The Three-Day Affair

by Michael Kardos - Fiction, Mystery

One night, when three longtime friends are out for a drive, Jeffrey tells the others to stop at a convenience store and shocks them when he drags a young woman out from the store and into the car. Obeying Jeffrey's orders to drive, Will and Nolan suddenly find themselves guilty of harboring a kidnapped hostage, and a thrilling three days result before the fate of the car's four occupants is decided.