Patrick Hanford has lived in Texas most of his life. He graduated from the University of North Texas, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and recently retired from family medicine after thirty-five years. He interjects his medical clinic experiences, developing mental and physical blemishes within characters and throughout his stories. He lives with his wife, plays golf, walks in West Texas wind, and travels from one end of Texas to the other visiting children and grandchildren. His passion for reading and writing has progressed to publishing short stories and novels. Fabricated Lies was released in early 2022 and reached number 4 in the Amazon Murder Genre. The Creation of Marla Adams was released in August 2022 and is a 2022 The Bookfest contest award winner in the Murder & Crime genre and a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. The much anticipated second novel in a series of Marla Adams, Three Days, is planned for release in 2023.