Von Schrader, Eric: - "In my career, I have made documentary films, produced television shows, and I work as an instructional design consultant. I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and spent most of my life there. I was always fascinated by the older parts of the city and their echoes of a lost world. As I wandered the neighborhoods, I pondered many questions. How does a city grow? What makes it exciting? What makes it decline? I explore these questions - with a light touch - in my novels."