Randy Rawls is a retired U.S. Army officer where he served in an intelligence and security capacity. Following retirement, he continued serving in the Department of Defense. He recently completed a term as Chapter President of the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, an organization he has supported through voluntary positions since joining in 1999. He was the Chairman/Co-Chairman of SleuthFest for five years, during which time SleuthFest was a resounding success each year. SleuthFest is one of the premier mystery writers' conferences in the country. He has twelve published books in three series and one historical plus several short stories in various anthologies. Randy writes because he enjoys it and smiles, because life is fun.