Robert Dean Bair was born and grew up in Ohio. After graduating from Bellefontaine High School he entered the Army, received armored-infantry basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and military polic e training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He later became a member of the First Army Special Troops stationed at Fort Jay on Governor's Island in New York Harbor. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, he attended Wittenberg College. Bob Biar has experienced a diverse professional and business career as an insurance investigator, industrial engineer,management consultant, and president of an aeronautical products company. He lives South Florida, with his wife Mary Dell Tinsley, a retired educator and professional artist. He is a published author, The Cloisters of Canterbury, a historical-fiction spy triller. The sequel, Peace at Lambeth Bridge will be released in 2008.

Writes without profanity!