About the Author

David's writing career began as a writer and marketing representative for the Dallas Times Herald and the Dallas Morning News. David struck out on his own as a freelance writer, succeeding with Sarah Bernhardt: In the Theater, Film and Sound Recordings, The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era, The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era, Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (named one of the Top 10 Books of the Year), George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood, "Otay!" The Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas Story, Wally: The True Wallace Reid Story (Foreword by Robert Osborne and 2011 Pulitzer Prize nominee), The Remarkable Mr. Messing, Brothers of the Storm, The Rise and Fall of Lou-Tellegen, and Charlie O'Doone's Second Chance and Other Stories. David also works as a ghost writer, screenwriter, and book editor. David lives in Dallas, Texas, USA. Robert L. Willis has worked as an advisor on several book projects. His collaboration with David W. Menefee on the Margot Cranston detective series represents his debut as a co-author.