Amos Darryl Wimberley is an American writer who was born on December 19, 1949 in St. Augustine, Florida. Having completed his secondary education at Lafayette County High School, Mayo, Florida, he entered the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs. While still on active duty he completed graduate work at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, and was awarded a Master of Arts in English Literature. Upon separation from military service he entered the Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin where he completed a Doctorate of Philosophy from the Radio-Television-Film department. He was hired as Assistant Regional Manager for a four-state region of cable television systems owned by Communications Properties, Inc., of the Times-Mirror Corporation. He returned to Austin to write. Darryl has five critically acclaimed novels with St. Martin's Press in the Barrett Raines mystery series: A Rock and a Hard Place, Dead Man's Bay, Strawman's Hammock Pepperfish Keys, and "Devil's Slew". 

January 1st, 1949 in St. Augustine (Age 75)