Leo A. Kiesewetter has a master’s degree in business education; as well, he has completed some postgraduate work in business. He spent 29 years as a teacher and administrator at the high school and college levels. For fourteen of these years, he was the chairperson for the department of business at at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois. Earlier, he was an accountant for a real estate developer and then owned his own real estate company. After high school, he served two years in the military. THE VINEYARD SURPRISE is the final installment of a trilogy that includes the original book, THE STORY OF LOVE AND THE MISSING LARA, followed by THE MURDER OF GEORGE. In addition, he published a book of poetry titled REFLECTIONS OF POETRY.