TONY DUNBAR is a Georgia-born Louisiana lawyer who lives in Southwest Florida on a tidal creek rich with leaping fish, herons, manatees and passing alligators. In addition to the Tubby Dubonnet mysteries, which have been nominated for the Anthony Boucher and the Edgar Allan Poe awards, he is also the Lillian Smith Book Award-winning author of books about the South, civil rights, and protest. His most recent project is a series of three Florida Fables, focusing on Florida's surprising and fascinating history.