New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell published daily and weekly newspapers in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona before becoming a fulltime RVer. Then he and his wife Terry spent almost 18 years living a nomadic lifestyle exploring America's back roads and writing about them in their popular Gypsy Journal RV travel newspaper and presenting travel seminars at RV rallies across the country. Now they spend part of the year at their home on Florida's Intercoastal Waterway and travel several months a year.

Nick is the author of the bestselling Big Lake mystery series, Dog's Run, Return To Dog's Run, Black Friday, and the John Lee Quarrels mystery/thriller series. His nonfiction books include Highway History and Back Road Mystery, Highway History and Back Road Mystery II, Meandering Down The Highway - A Year On The Road With Fulltime RVers, Work Your Way Across The USA - You Can Earn A Living And Travel Too!, The Frugal RVer, Overlooked Florida, and Overlooked Arizona.