DAVID ELLIS:

He is a lawyer from Chicago and an award-winning author of seven novels. His first novel, Line of Vision, won the Edgar Allan Pie Award for Best First novel. His subsequent novels have also been nominated for numerous awards.

Ellis served as the House Prosecutor who prosecuted and convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich in the Impeachment trial before the Illinois Senate. He specializes in constitutional law and currently serves as Chief Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

At this point in time, Ellis lives in Springfield, Illinois, with his wife and two daughters.