"I grew up in Louisiana’s bayou and plantation country, listening to the strange stories my father and uncles told.  My father was a beer and liquor salesman, and as a kid, I used to tag along on his trips down the bayou, going from honky tonk to honky tonk to sell the latest in adult beverages. Boy, did I get to meet a lot of interesting characters. Later in college, I worked for the same company over the summer break, driving a delivery truck to all those fine establishments. After graduating from LSU, I began a career in advertising, PR and political consulting. I also served a while as media spokesman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department. Nothing beats a call at 3 a.m. to have a murder scene described to you. Or long, detailed chats with the coroner. Good stuff. Writing has allowed my imagination to escape to Louisiana for a little fun. And a lot of the characters in the books were drawn from that rich palette I developed over my years there. I hope you enjoy my Emma Eaton series of "history mysteries," including Redcoat, The Killing Cross, Last Island and The Magicians. Emma's a young historian who gets caught up in modern-day mysteries with deadly links to the past. They're fun reads with a little history thrown in with the mystery. And for some just plain crazy fun, be sure to check out my two hilarious horror/paranormal single titles, Fort St. Jesus Bait and Tackle and The Ghosts of Bayou Potomac. Both good for a few laughs! And check out Deep Woods, a suspense/thriller about the disappearance of a young boy and his friends’ dangerous quest to find him. My latest, Club Rio, will be released soon. I’m currently writing Albatross, the fifth book in the Emma Eaton series.”