ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Retired University at Buffalo professor GARY EARL ROSS is the award-winning author of story collections Wheel of Desire, Shimmerville, and Beneath the Ice, the novel Blackbird Rising, the Gideon Rimes mysteries Nickel City Blues, NC Crossfire, NC Storm Warning, and NC Naked Lady, and the plays Picture Perfect, The Scavenger’s Daughter, The Mark of Cain, The Guns of Christmas, The Trial of Trayvon Martin, and Matter of Intent, winner of MWA’s 2006 Edgar Award. The Scavenger’s Daughter and Matter of Intent were adapted into films by CITOC Productions of Mumbai, India.