I've had a number of careers in my life: reporter and editor, crisis communications consultant, private detective, insurance fraud investigator. Twelve years ago I decided to devote myself to writing. At first it was short stories and I had a number of them published in literary magazines. I also published a collection, Lynerkim's Dance and Other Stories, which is also available on Amazon. The Secret History is my first novel and grew out of my fascination with Mexico, particularly Baja, and an eagerness to look beneath the surface of the intelligence apparatus (the Dark State, if you will.)