#1 Amazon selling author R. Cyril West studied Arabic and International Relations at the University of Arizona. His writing has appeared in national magazines and newspapers. An advocate for POW/MIA truth, his first novel, The Thin Wall, was a recipient of a B.R.A.G. Medallion Award. His latest novel, Infamous 1, was published in May 2019.
The third installment of the POW/MIA Truth series, set in the Soviet Union from 1944 – 1993, is expected to be published in 2021.
Mr. West supports veterans causes and hopes to someday, with the success of his books, to create a fund to help families search for their missing loved ones — heroes unaccounted for, but not forgotten in wars.
He lives in Happy Valley, Oregon, with his wife and kids.