Regarding Rod; his creative career evolved during more than 30 years in construction, art, freelance photojournalism, and sales. His debut novel, Troubleshooter, winner of the PNWA Zola Award for Mystery and Suspense, is now available at Amazon for Kindle and print versions. Influenced by a variety of contemporary writers including Elmore Leonard, Jo Nesbo, Stephen King and Annie Porulx, his writing style has been described as popular fiction with a literary edge.