Pat Decker Nipper is a native of Idaho, now living and writing in San Jose, California. She has written several short stories, including “The Idaho Gold Dust Murders,” published in James Crutchfield’s anthology The Way West: True Stories of the American Frontier, and “Who Really Killed President Lincoln?” appearing in the collection of short stories: Black Hats, by Robert Randisi.

Her book Love on the Lewis and Clark Trail was published in 2004. She has had a number of articles printed, including three in Wild West magazine and one in True West magazine. She writes a brief grammar column, “Nipper’s Nits,” which can be read on her web site, www.patdeckernipper.com.