By day a mild-mannered real estate attorney based in Oak Park, Illinois, after hours the author moves willingly into the dark worlds of the whodunnit, immersing himself in the intrigue of murder an...view moreBy day a mild-mannered real estate attorney based in Oak Park, Illinois, after hours the author moves willingly into the dark worlds of the whodunnit, immersing himself in the intrigue of murder and mayhem. When dragged out of the shadows, he fills his time by cursing at his garden, trying to stay relevant to his daughters, and making artisanal ice cream every chance he gets. He has one prior published work, Serendipity: Seemingly Random Events, Insignificant Decisions, and Accidental Discoveries That Altered History.view less