William Swanson, a journalist and author based in Minneapolis, has written extensively over the past several decades about crime, law enforcement, and the courts. He is the author of three true-crime books: Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson, Black White Blue: The Assassination of Patrolman Sackett, and Stolen from the Garden: The Kidnapping of Virginia Piper. Dial M was the basis of a recent Investigation Discovery Network docudrama and has been optioned for a feature film. Under the pen name W.A. Winter, he has recently published three suspense novels as e-books: See You/See Me, Handyman, and Wolfie's Game. The novels are available through Amazon Kindle and other outlets.