Doug Schmeiser lives in Saskatoon, and is a Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Saskatchewan. He has had a varied career as a practising lawyer, a professor of criminal and constitutional law, a law reform commissioner, and a national and international consultant on legal, judicial and constitutional reform. He has written several legal texts, but this is his first venture into the world of fiction. The book draws on his rural roots, his legal experience, and his concern for the environment.