Baron R. Birtcher spent a number of years as a professional musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter and founded an independent record label. His first two hardboiled mystery novels, Roadhouse Blues and Ruby Tuesday were Los Angeles Times and IMBA Best-Sellers. Angels Fall, the third installment in the critically-acclaimed Mike Travis series, was nominated for the 2009 Left Coast Crime Award (the “Lefty”) for Best Law Enforcement/ Police Procedural novel of the year. Rain Dogs is Mr. Birtcher’s first stand-alone novel, and a Claymore Award finalist. He has also had the honor of serving as a judge for both the Edgar and the Shamus Awards. Baron currently divides his time between Kona, Hawaii and Portland, Oregon.