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Gil Alligood grew up in a conservative farm culture in Eastern North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering from NC State University, then entered the US Air Force and retired as a colonel pilot with 26 years of service. After receiving a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, he worked as a municipal engineer, and finally retired as a consulting engineer. While serving in the Air Force, he flew to 40 countries, and often uses them as settings for his writing. He is active in church and community service and still flies the Piper Aircraft flown by the main character in his novels, Craig Johnson. Alligood’s other books include The Devil’s Pace, Dark Paths to Light and Team Alpha.