David R. Thompson is a former international business executive, managing manufacturing operations at companies in the United States and Canada. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and was on the board of directors of the Algonquin College Industrial Technology program in Ottawa, Canada. He's been an active outdoor sportsman, hunting and fishing in Canada, Alpine skiing in Switzerland, Mohave Desert motorcycle racing in the Adelanto Grand Prix, and participating in California skeet shooting and archery tournaments as well as ocean sailing on his 40-foot black ketch, the Belle Darquise, aka the Black Swan. He's written numerous short stories, and several historical/adventure stories regarding world explorer Thor Heyerdahl (Kon-Tiki & RA expeditions) & western writer and big game fisherman Zane Grey. His new series of noir era Matt Thornton private detective/crime/mystery novels begins with Pandora's Box, and continues with The Blonde with the Ice-Blue Eyes. The novels take place in the Los Angeles area during Hollywood's post-war golden era. David resides in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife Darquise. He is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America.