Matt Hader s circuitous route to becoming a professional writer followed an unlikely path through post collegiate classes at The Second City, on air shifts in Chicago area radio station studios, and working as an emergency 9 1 1 Communications Officer He s had numerous screenplay options and production deals over the years, and in 2011 his first novel, Bad Reputation, was published, followed by six stories that expanded the Bad Reputation universe Matt s novel, Two Seven Remainder, was published in 2015, and a follow up titled God Loves a Madman, which continues the Pies Jakubowski series, will be available in 2017 Matt previously served on the board of directors of the nonprofit American Screenwriters Association, and he s a current member of The International Association of Crime Writers North America Branch.