Award-winning author GP Hutchinson is a high school teacher who devotes as much time as possible to the craft of writing. He is a member of Western Writers of America. Hutchinson's passion for Westerns started when he was sixteen years old, when he wrote a research paper titled "The Cowboy in American Literature." His influences include artists Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as Western author Elmore Leonard. It is his goal to blend the terse style of the modern thriller with many of the conventions of the classic Western to create stories that capture the hearts and imaginations of today's readers. Hutchinson, a father of three and grandfather of eight, lives in the upstate of South Carolina with his wife, Carolyn. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and Dallas Theological Seminary who has also lived and studied in Costa Rica and Spain. Visit his website at gphutchinson.com where you can sign up for e-mail updates and be the first to hear about new releases.Find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/author.gphutchinson. He loves to chat with readers.Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GP_Hutchinson.