Russ Atkinson, author of the Cliff Knowles Mysteries series, has stopped by The Writing Greyhound to answer a few questions about Behead Me, the sixth book in the series.

Firstly, tell me a little about yourself and your background.

I’m a retired FBI agent and lawyer living in California, the Silicon Valley area. My hobbies include finger-style guitar, geocaching, and cipher solving. I’m the past president of the American Cryptogram Association and I was the Head Cryptographer for the movie The Red Machine.