Robert W. Barker

Robert W. Barker is no stranger to the danger and exhilaration of daring exploration in exotic locales. As an international gold explorer and geologist, Barker ventured into the terrifically far-flung places that routinely try to kill a man: deep jungles, barren deserts, rugged mountain ranges.

His familiarity with the many—potentially deadly—hazards associated with working in remote, high risk, and unsupported locations helps build the escalating tension that is an essential part of his writing.

Barker’s deep understanding of the immense variations in viewpoints in different parts of the world, and his familiarity with so many people of vastly different backgrounds, breathes full life into his characters.

Mr. Barker currently resides in his hilltop home in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.