Robert Funderburk's
life is steeped in the south. Born by coal oil lantern
light in a tin-roofed farmhouse outside Liberty, Mississippi,
he has spent nearly his entire life in one environ of
the South or another. After receiving a B.A. in Sociology
from Louisiana State University, Funderburk worked for
the Louisiana Welfare Department across river from his
home of Baton Rouge. Navigating a land of old antebellum
homes, slave cabins, sugar cane plantations, swamps, and
bayous he became intimately familiar with the landscape
that would later fill his works of fiction. He spent another
year working across the river from New Orleans as well.
Most of his work with the state was in probation and parole-midnight
arrest runs, scuffling with men intent on not heading
to jail, participating in investigations. This work proved
the foundation for his Dylan St. John character and has
been fodder for the authentic mysteries enjoyed by many.
A protégé of Gilbert Morris, Funderburk continues his
ministry of Christian Fiction in Louisiana where he lives
with his wife, Helen, and their daughter. (c) Bethanybooks.com
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