First a journalist, then an attorney, Gary Close was an elected county prosecutor for twenty years. He served as a gubernatorial appointee on state commissions, interviewed candidates for the Virginia Supreme Court and helped craft statewide policy for prosecutors as a board member of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth Attorneys. Now he paints and writes. Currently Close is working on a sequel to Breakout: The Roswell Legacy to be released shortly. When not writing and painting he sails a Flying Scot if the wind is right.