Graham McLeod, a native of London, Ontario, logged more than 20,000 flying hours during a forty-year career. Ten years in the RCAF were followed by thirty with Air Canada, the last eight piloting Boeing 747s on the company's international routes. The knowledge and experience gleaned from having 'been there, done that' is evident throughout the plots of both his mystery novels featuring his protagonist, PI Don Carling. SHADOWS ON THE FLAG, is also available in print and e-book format, both books were initially published using his pen name, 'Russ Graham'.