Robert D. Hughes is the award-winning author of Bone Mountain and Dirty Money, the first two books in the Brian & Darcy McKay series of thrillers. His short stories of crime and mystery have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, both print and digital. He earned an MBA from the University of Michigan. As a financial professional in Chicago, Bob investigated white-collar crime, bringing several embezzlers to justice. He has a special affinity for the works of Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Thomas Perry and John Sandford. An Active member of the Mystery Writers of America, he lives in Livingston, Montana.