ABOUT THE AUTHORS
DARREN WALTON
Darren was born and raised and still lives in Marin County, California, which he cherishes for its extraordinary coastline, sprawling open spaces, diverse terrains, and sheer beauty. He has been a long-distance runner since high school and continues to run the hills and mountains of California on a regular basis. Recently, he organized and led the first group of over-seventy runners to compete in the grueling Hood to Coast long-distance running in Oregon, which stunned the assembled runners and public with their impressive performance.
After his stint in the Marines, Darren pursued a variety of endeavors and ran multiple businesses, including as a commercial diver, locomotive engineer, and personal gym trainer. He currently owns and operates a machine shop in San Rafael, California, called Walton’s Saw Works, which was founded in 1956 and specializes in sales and services of router bits, saw blades, and printer’s knives, among other items.
Darren lives with his wife, Gina, in Marin County, California, and has a son, Andy.
Darren with Cobra
MICHAEL J. COFFINO
Before becoming a full-time author, ghostwriter, and freelance editor, Michael had two parallel careers: one in the courtroom and the other in the gymnasium. He was a business litigation and trial attorney and legal writing instructor for more than four decades and concurrently devoted twenty-five years as a basketball coach, primarily at the high school level.
He has written or coauthored eight published books, including Truth Is in the House, his debut novel. Michael grew up in the South Bronx. He served in the U.S. Army 1968–1970 and later earned a BS in Education from the City University of New York and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
Michael plays guitar, holds a black belt in karate, is a workout junkie, and plays pickleball and hikes regularly in the hills and mountains of California and Colorado. He lives in Marin County, California.