Robert Smith

Bob was raised in Chicago, enlisting in the Air Force in 1968. Following four years service as a Russian Linguist in Security Service Command, a branch of the NSA, Bob attended DePaul University and The John Marshall Law School. With over thirty years experience as a criminal defense lawyer in Chicago, Bob brings a lifetime of understanding and experience to his novels. His Running with Cannibals is the Grand Prize winner of the CIBA 2022 Hemingway Award for best twentieth-century wartime fiction. A Long Way from Clare is a 2023 Pencraft Best Book Award winner and was named a category finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Award. The author lives in the Chicago area with his wife and spends winter months near Richmond. For more about Bob and his books, visit: www.robertsmithbooks.com