Rod Collins grew up in a family nurtured by the oral storytelling tradition of rural America. Good storytellers (like his grandfather, Charlie Troop) were always welcome at the supper table or around the campfire.<\/p>\n
True to that tradition, Collins created his award-winning, contemporary detective mysteries series featuring Sheriff Bud Blair. The fifth book in the series, Not Before Midnight<\/a> — <\/em>along with the rest of the Sheriff Bud Blair books — is available on Amazon.<\/p>\n Rod retired from the US Forest Service in the fall of 1999, and wrote his first book, Spider Silk<\/em>, before the year was out. He says, “I’m eight books into the late-life writing career. I just keep on writing. It’s an impulse that greets me each morning. And I love it. Stories are the meat of life.”<\/p>\n With the success of Bitter’s Run<\/em>, a historical fiction novel set in 1865, Rod went on to write a sequel. Abiqua<\/em> takes the family through an unsettled time in Oregon history — a time of gold rushes, conniving politicians, land grabs, and marauding Indians.<\/p>\n Rod is also the author of a non-fiction book on management: What Do I Do When I Get There?<\/em> A New Manager’s Guidebook<\/em>.<\/p>\n Rod loves to hear from his readers. Get in touch by leaving a comment on the Rod Collins Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n And, of course, your reviews\u00a0 on Amazon<\/a> are always welcome. You’re the reason Rod keeps writing.<\/p>\n