Raymond S. Edge

Raymond Scott Edge is an author and educator. During his career he authored several textbooks on health-care ethics and law (The Ethics of Health Care: A Guide for Clinical Practice 4th edition was released in 2018). Since his retirement from university teaching and administration he has pursued his passion for regional history and culture. (Flight of the Piasa, Witches of Cahokia and Last Witch of Cahokia) are the first three novels of a historical fiction series based on actual Mississippi River archaeological sites and artifacts. The fourth in the series is projected for 2020. His latest work of fiction published in 2019 is (S: Memoir of an Iconic Gentleman), which is a first person account of the life and evolution of Nicholas of Patera born in 270 AD, who became the iconic figure we know today as Santa.

Dr. Edge resides with his wife Marilyn, family, and other gentle creatures in Montgomery City, Missouri. Currently his most enjoyable public service is to sit in for his friend Santa.