Robert G. Rogers was born and raised with
the red clay of Mississippi underneath his bare feet. Enlisting in the
U.S. Army, his tour of duty took him to the Orient, where his keen mind
was put to use in an intelligence gathering capacity with the Army
Security Agency. After his military discharge, Rogers used the G.I. Bill
to put himself through college, graduating from Mississippi State with a
degree in electrical engineering and then moving to California to work
in the Aerospace industry. While there, he graduated from the USC law
school with honors. Rogers joined Rockwell International before opening
his own practice. After passing the NY Bar, he earned an LLM from Tulane
and has represented lenders, the SBA and the FDIC, handling conflicts
like the ones Bishop Bone takes on in his murder mysteries.
However
from time to time his roots catch up with him and he writes adventure
stories like Lost Indian Gold for middle grade readers. And, when he's
really looking back, he can put together something mainstream like the
story of Jodie Mae, born poor, but determined not to die poor.
During
book breaks, he handcrafts wooden bowls, plays tennis and mangles the
guitar. Rogers lives where ever his books take him, but can usually be
found somewhere in La Jolla, California or at his river house in Mississippi.
