Peter David Shapiro was born in Montreal, Canada, and now lives in the Boston area. He frequently rides Boston's Red Line subway trains where commuters see their Departed in GHOSTS ON THE RED LINE. He spent time in Hong Kong, where a story of intrigue and revenge unfolds in THE TRAIL OF MONEY, and also in Vermont, where a remarkable oil painting in displayed in PORTRAIT OF IGNATIUS JONES. Readers are invited to contact the author through www.peterdshapiro.com.