W. Michael Farmer combines over ten years of research into nineteenth century Apache history and culture with southwest living experience to fill his stories with a genuine sense of time and place. A retired Ph.D. physicist, his scientific research has included measurement of atmospheric aerosols with laser-based instruments, and he has published a two-volume reference book on atmospheric effects on remote sensing. He has also written short stories for anthologies and award winning essays. His first novel, Hombrecito's War, won a Western Writers of America Spur Finalist Award for Best First Novel in 2006 and was a New Mexico Book Award Finalist for Historical Fiction in 2007. Author's Previous Titles: *Hombrecito’s Search *Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: The Betrayals of Pancho Villa *Conspiracy: The Trial of Oliver Lee and James Gililland *Killer of Witches:The Life and Times of Yellow Boy (Mescalero Apache, Book 1) *Blood of the Devil: The Life and Times of Yellow Boy (Mescalero Apache, Book 2) is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2017.