Darrell D. Bartell is an author, actor, playwright, Texas Hold 'Em dealer and player, and US Army veteran, as well as a former private investigator, security officer, cab driver, stage magician, and cancer survivor. He has a MA in drama from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas, and also attended the American Broadcasting School in Arlington, Texas. Darrell has written a number of award-winning plays, and he tries to find and write about subjects that haven't been brought to the stage. He is a member of the Fort Worth Writers, the Phantom Hunters (a paranormal investigation team located in the DFW Metroplex), and a volunteer group called Porchlight for the Missing and Unidentified, which assists law enforcement and medical examiners in providing leads for John Doe and Jane Doe cases.