David A. Yuzuk was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and has been working in law enforcement as a police officer for the past 14 years in southern Florida. As David Danello, a part-time actor, he has appeared in speaking roles on several television series, among them: Burn Notice, America's Most Wanted, The Glades, Las Dos Caras de Ana, Dame Chocolate, and several movies: I Love Miami, Miami Vice, and the soon to be released: 5th of a Degree and U.S.S. Seaviper. When asked why he wrote The Legend of the Smiling Chihuahua he answered, "It's my hope to create something positive and uplifting with my little story. If it can inspire children of all ages to follow their dreams, then who knows how beautiful this world can be." He is also working on Cities of Sand and Stone which is the pre-quel to The Reluctant Knight Beachside P.D. novel.