Ruben Elustondo was born and grew up in Argentina before moving to the U.S., where he has been residing for more than forty years except for brief periods living in Venezuela and Mexico. His ancestors came from the small village of Bidania in northern Spain, where he found the house ("caserio") and barn from the 18th century where they used to live. He traveled through almost all of the Americas, most of Europe, and parts of Asia on business or pleasure. In the late nineties began writing some short poems that are still unpublished. After retiring is enjoying time with family, travel, and relish different forms of artistic expression. He plays the piano, loves photography, developed a series of graphite drawings, and decided to go after his dream to write and publish a book. TURTLE CREEK – Enigma of the Trail, marked his debut as a mystery novel author in 2020 and received the 2023 Firebird Book Awards Honorable Mention. He has writen and published a total of six novels.