Todd Gray's passion for history along with his extensive background in policing has him debuting as a novelist with the first of a trilogy: The 49th Protocol. It's a contemporary mystery with an historic angle, featuring RCMP member Mac (Stewart MacGregor) and his complex, flawed, and fearless team.Gray's thirty years of RCMP service include a four-year assignment in Canada's capital city of Ottawa on the famous Musical Ride, and five years as an instructor in the RCMP training academy. Other assignments include plain clothes GIS, the Emergency Response Team, and as a police instructor where he taught basic firearms and defensive tactics. Today Todd is involved in background acting for film productions being shot in the Calgary area. He's a skilled woodworker and in high demand as an animal portraitist.He was born into an artistic family and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. He played sports, participated in rodeo, and obtained a university degree in physical education. He spent time in the military before beginning his career with the RCMP in 1988, serving urban, rural, and remote communities. Todd, his wife, and their two sons, share their home with two large dogs in Alberta's big-sky ranch country.