The "Safe House" is based in part on the experience of his friend, Mel Simmons, who was a pilot on a B-24 in the Eighth Air Force. This work is a fictionalized account of his experience. The author earlier published a number of short stories, a book of short stories, "The Case of Russian Roulette and Other Stories", available on Amazon.com, and an autobiography, primarily for his family and friends. He is currently working on a second volume of short stories. "The Safe House" is his first novel, a historical story of the heroic exploits of the young men of the Air Force who played such a crucial role in defeating the Nazis.