Luke Francis Beirne was born in 1995 in Ireland and grew up in Canada. He has ghostwritten six Western novels and a five-part Sci Fi story series. His stories and poetry have appeared in Honest Ulsterman, Hamiltion Arts & Letters, and Adelaide, including the award-winning story "Models." He holds a Master's in Cultural & Critical Theory from McMaster University, where he worked as a TA for the English Department. Foxhunt is his first novel. He lives in Saint John, New Brunswick.