About the Author

 

Miles Swarthout is the son of bestselling novelist Glendon Swarthout, who wrote the original classic Western The Shootist. Miles Swarthout cowrote the screenplay of the film adaptation of The Shootist, which became John Wayne’s final film. Swarthout’s The Sergeant’s Lady won a Spur Award for Best First Novel from the Western Writers of America. He resides in Playa del Rey, California.