Rick L. Phillips was born in Covington, Kentucky to Louis and Margaret Phillips. He received a BA in Radio, Television and Film Communications from Northern Kentucky University. He is an announcer and voice actor and his agent is the Heyman Talent Agency in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. His first professional story was a short story titled "War Between Two Worlds" published in the book "It's That Time Again Volume 3". It was edited by the late, great writer and editor Jim Harmon. His next book that was published was a children's book. It was his creation called "Dinky the Elf". He is the author of the mystery "Last Train to Murder", the superhero series "Project: Hero" and wrote short stories for as well as conceived and edited the book "With Great Power" which follows the first Spider-Man story from 1962 to present and tells how it influenced the lives of each of its owners. Profits from With Great Power go to charity. Currently he is working on a new mystery novel as well having just published the second in the Project: Hero series, Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack. Both of his parents were Sunday School Teachers and his father was a Deacon in his church. Rick is also a Christian. He was a Sunday School Teacher for 3 years and is active in the church choir and has sang solos and as part of a group at other churches. Like his Father he is now a Deacon in the church. He lives in Kentucky with his wife Violet.

The year is 1967 and Joshua Adams, a reporter for the teen tabloid magazine the Fab Tab, is covering a band about to record a new song. However, they find a man who was shot in the studio. Josh and the group are asked by the man's family to find the killer.