After a successful career as a locomotive engineer, Dave Vaughan studied writing at George Brown College in Toronto before escaping to the quieter shores of Cobourg. Now retired, he splits his time between spoiling his grandchildren, dodging yard work, and conjuring up strange new characters who refuse to leave him alone. He is the author of the novel Ballet of Deception and is currently at work on his third novel, another twisted tale sure to draw readers into the shadowy corners of his imagination.