Best-selling author John F. Dobbyn, a graduate of Harvard College, Boston College Law School, and Harvard Law School, is a former professor of law at Villanova Law School where he taught criminal, constitutional, and corporate law. Prior to his teaching career, Dobbyn practiced criminal and civil trial work. High Stakes is the sixth novel in the award-winning Michael Knight and Lex Devlin legal thriller series, following Neon Dragon, Frame Up, Black Diamond, Deadly Diamonds, and Fatal Odds. Dobbyn is a Boston native and now resides in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Lois.