Craig Markley is an independent author whose work spans historical fiction, Westerns, psychological thrillers, suspense, and horror. His books include Ticket to 1885, The Gatherers, The Day Las Vegas Died, City of Broken Angels, Terminal Horizon, The Amazon Photograph, and the Marshal Digbe series. Whether set on the American frontier, in a modern city, or in stranger places, his stories follow characters forced to make hard choices, test their loyalties, and discover how much they can endure. He lives in Newport News, Virginia, and is currently at work on his next novel.