Douglas Hirt is the author of some 30 novels, a book of non-fiction, as well as a writer of short stories. He won the 1991 Top Hand award and has been nominated twice for the Western Writers of America's Spur Award. Doug makes his home in Colorado Springs with his wife Kathy and their two children, Rebecca and Derick. When not writing or traveling to research his fiction, Doug enjoys collecting and restoring old English sports cars.