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Michael P. Naughton is an American born author, screenwriter, producer and director (born in Detroit). His genre is mystery and crime satire in the style of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Naughton is also a professional musician and screenwriter. In 2005 he co-founded 13 Hands Publications which publishes actor Michael Madsen's poetry and photography. Michael Madsen is best known for his cinematic work with Quentin Tarantino. Naughton released his first mystery novel in May of 2008 entitled Deathryde: Rebel Without a Corpse. He has also been a judge for the IBPA's (Independent Book Publishers Association) Benjamin Franklin Awards which honor the best in independent publishing. Michael P. Naughton is also a columnist and contributor to The Beverly Hills Times Magazine. He was an Associate Producer on the film Terrible Angels in 2013. In 2014 he co-produced Muse on Rodeo an ongoing literary series in Beverly Hills which features best selling authors including Robert K. Tannenbaum, Greg Hurwitz and Miles Corwin. He lives in Los Angeles and is currently working on his 2nd mystery novel due out in 2014 and is in pre-production for Deathryde the motion picture.