DH Verbeek lives near Dallas, Texas. Born and raised in Chicago but married a Texan, so he lives in Texas. Wrote a number of technical articles in his profession career as a Computer Scientist. Now retired and writing stories that interest everybody. His first book, Cart Girls, was released in 2005 and is a murder/love story set at a golf country club. His second book, The Lost Carpet Bag, is a story of taking from others, of family secrets, and giving back to others. The setting is Abilene Texas in 1937 and continues through the decades until 2003.