Rick Collignon is the author of four novels: The Journal of Antonio Montoya (MacMurray & Beck, 1996), Perdido (MacMurray & Beck, 1997), A Santo in the Image of Cristóbal García (BlueHen/Putnam, 2002), and Madewell Brown (Unbridled Books, 2009). Originally from the Chicago area, he has lived in northern New Mexico for over 30 years.