In the fall of 1992, Mike Tucker lived and hunted with the Karen, Black Lahu and Hmong hill tribes, deep in Northern Thailand, for this novel, RONIN. He is a novelist, poet and the author of thirteen books. He holds degrees in history and literature, and honors in poetry. His next book, The Girl in the Black Dress and other stories, will be published in March 2016. An American expatriate, he lives in Northern Thailand. www.miketuckernovelist.com