Richard M. Lienau has a background in electronics and computer technology and holds more than twenty U. S. Patents. He has written several novels, including Night Run, The Maltho-Rose Plot, Holy Ghost, The Truchas Light, Legacy of the Light, El Casador, Gavilá n, and The GQ Factor, the last six from Sunstone Press, along with a number of screen plays, short stories and articles. He lives in San Miguel County, New Mexico.