Born and raised in California, R.L. Cherry spent most of his life in the Golden State before moving to Nevada. However, the five years he lived on the Isle of Man in the British Isles not only gave him many ideas for his writing, but also a less Americentric perspective. A copy of his Masters’ thesis is in the library of the Centre for Manx Studies on the Isle of Man. He has written short stories, mainly futuristic or sci-fi, for many years and has been published in Devilfish Review and in the now-defunct Writing Raw ezine. For over a decade he wrote a column on classic cars and hot rods for The Union newspaper in Grass Valley, CA. He has published seven novels, three Morg Mahoney mysteries entitled Christmas Cracker, It's Bad Business, and Greek Week a suspense titled Foul Shot and a 6th century Celtic saga, Three Legs of the Cauldron. His latest, a Morg Mahoney mystery, Greek Week, takes place on a cruise ship when she accompanies her best friend who is going to a sorority reunion.