It wasn't with a great deal of forethought as to how I would make a living that I chose my undergraduate major. I just liked history. I set out to remedy that shortcoming by going back to school for a degree that prepared me for a real-world job – journalism. In the decades since then, writing has been my profession and avocation. And, unsurprisingly, in all of my books, from my bestselling true-crime chronicle, Dead Run, to my contemporary pickleball murder mystery, there's always a little bit of history woven into the story.
When I'm not writing or doing historical research, I enjoy hiking among the high peaks of Colorado, skiing, reading, playing pickleball, and spending time doing just about anything with my wife, Lynda, (except perhaps gardening). I like cold-brew coffee and dark chocolate (the unifying theme there may be caffeine.) And while writing is a pursuit suited to lone wolves, I would love to hear from you on any of those topics (not gardening).
Always ready for a new adventure, Dan and his wife, Lynda, have found "home" in big cities and small towns from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains. Most recently, they found it once again in Southern California.
