Matthew Licht got an education in New York City. Among other things, he learned that escape is impossible. He has had many jobs, from driving the delivery truck for a VIP liquor store in Beverly Hills to being The World's Oldest Copy Boy (Save One) at the Newspaper of Record. He is the author of the novels The Crazy-House Gag and the detective trilogy World Without Cops. When not writing, he directs movies that cost $200, using borrowed equipment and all his patient friends.