Charles Farley lives with his wife, three teenagers, four cats, and one dog a few blocks from the site of the Hotel Monte Sano in Huntsville, Alabama. His first book, Soul of the Man, is the heralded biography of blues great Bobby "Blue" Bland. He also wrote the popular Florida Mystery Trilogy--Secrets of San Blas, Secrets of St. Vincent, and Secrets of St. Joe-- that takes place in and around Port St. Joe, Florida, in 1938--1939. His most recent book is entitled The Hotel Monte Sano, a love story mystery set at the exclusive resort in 1892.