TOM GOLDEN is retired from leading one of the largest forensic accounting investigation practices in the U.S. He has a national reputation in financial crime investigation and is a frequent presenter to the Fortune 500 and many organizations including the FBI and IRS. A CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Golden was an adjunct professor at DePaul University, Chicago, where he developed and taught the school's first forensic accounting course in 2002. He was the financial fraud expert appearing in the documentary All The Queen's Horses detailing the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. Prior to turning his attention to the literary world, he was the lead author of the award-winning Wiley book A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation, now in its second edition.