Dan Jakel spent 30 years as a police officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He enjoys travelling, which has been broad and varied through the years. This include several evenings exploring the Tango venues of Buenos Aires with his wife, Nathalie, and enjoying the culture of Seville and Madrid. These particular places have informed a number of scenes in the novel, in combination with hours of research ensconced in textbooks, journal articles, archives, videos and photographs. He resides in Ottawa. This is his first novel.