Thomas Karmgard- F*ck Your Thoughts and Prayers- NEW DATE

In his debut crime fiction novel, former federal prosecutor and ATF attorney Thomas Karmgard takes the reader inside a criminal investigation to stop a teenager—who has posted threatening messages against his classmates and who is amassing an arsenal of military-style weapons—from becoming the next school shooter.

Thomas Karmgard will dive into the topic of School Shootings: How We Got Here and What Can We Do About It along with his book talk.

Thomas Karmgard was born and raised in Chicago. He is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law. He spent more than twenty years as a prosecuting attorney, both as a state court prosecutor and a federal prosecutor, specializing in firearms, explosives, and arson cases. Karmgard also spent twelve years as an attorney advisor for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Chicago, St. Paul, and Phoenix Field Divisions. He has three adult children and currently lives with his wife and dog in Bellingham, Washington. F*ck Your Thoughts and Prayers is his first novel.

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