The author, Michael A. Crane, is an
attorney and former Oakland Police Officer. His articles on western lawmen, frontier justice
and related topics have appeared in numerous publications over the past
several years. He has a J.D. degree and a Masters in History.
After serving in the Marine Corps, he was active in politics for many years. As a prosecutor, grand jury counsel, police officer and polygraph examiner he has had first hand experience with many cases involving crimes and official corruption of the sort depicted in . He makes his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
