Michael P. Naughton was born in Detroit. He is a mystery and satire writer who writes in the style of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen and Donald E. Westlake. He is also a professional vocalist/musician and plays in the alternative rock band '92 in the Shade. He is also screenwriter and had previously worked for Borders for many years and in technology and went on to publish actor Michael Madsen's poetry and photography under 13 Hands Publications. He published four books with Michael Madsen over eight years (2005–2013): The Complete Poetic Works of Michael Madsen, Vol. I: 1995–2005 (2005), Signs of Life (2006), American Badass (2009), and finally Expecting Rain (2013). Expecting Rain was his last book of poetry and he had Jerry Hopkins (No One Here Gets Out Alive) write the Foreword to the book. He released his first mystery novel in May of 2008 entitled Deathryde: Rebel Without a Corpse (Available on Amazon published by Gilded Hearse Press ) it is written in the hip, offbeat style of Donald E. Westlake/Richard Stark (Parker Novels), Gregory Mcdonald (Fletch) and, of course, Elmore Leonard. He released his police procedural, detective mystery novel, "Pit: A Leo Van Cleef Novel," in 2023 about a canine homicide in Malibu. 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 was also a columnist and contributor to The Beverly Hills Times Magazine. He lives in Los Angeles and will be releasing his first poetry book, "The Shores of Madrid," in July 2026. .