Bill Nash is a veteran newspaper columnist, photographer, and award-winning writer based in Southern California. He has written two previous novels, "Fog Delay", a thriller set at the San Francisco International Airport, and "Stolen Dream," the first book in the Tommy Upton series. As a non-fiction author, he is also known for writing "Oil, Orchards and Flames", a history of the fire department in Santa Paula, California. He has a background in journalism, public relations and advertising; and has won numerous local, state and national awards.