Bruce Woolman (Bangkok Slip) on the back side of Bogd Khan Mountain outside Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia were my book (Murder in Mongolia) begins. I met Bruce in Mongolia where we shared weekly conversations at UBean Coffee House. He led a storied life from Bangkok to the former Soviet states and had a scientific and literary bent that made him the ultimate Renaissance Man. We picked up our conversation threads later in Washington as if things had never changed. I can credit him with many ideas and scenes in my stories. (Look for the funny parts.)