The author, Bob N. Maki is a Professional Engineer who, following his retirement from Federal Service in 1994, has authored two previous novels of public acclaim, 'The Briefcase', ...view moreThe author, Bob N. Maki is a Professional Engineer who, following his retirement from Federal Service in 1994, has authored two previous novels of public acclaim, 'The Briefcase', which is the stirring local story of two college friends in Boston who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, and 'The Sea's Lament', an exciting historical 'tour de force' spanning a millenium, from the Viking era to the present day. He presently works as a Conservation Agent for several towns in north central Massachusetts, enjoys people, playing golf, keeping his fingers nimble on his piano and his lip in shape on his saxophone.view less