Ray Cavanagh spent several years as a musician and performer. Ray was a member of ASCAP and had several songs published by Eden Music. The most prominent, "Will I Know You", was recorded by Peggy March and released on Ariola Records worldwide. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, he received a Masters Degree in International Business from Northeastern University, Boston in 2000. He traveled the world extensively in his career as a hi-tech executive. Cavanagh founded an Italian wine accessories company, Portovista, which imported glassware from Tuscany. A recognized industry expert on Security, he has been interviewed as a subject matter expert on TV stations WHDH TV Boston, KPRC Houston, WJXT Jacksonville, and WWL and WVUE New Orleans (clips available on http: //www.linkedin.com/in/raycavanagh/). He has published articles in Security Magazine, SC Magazine, Inland Port Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and many others. The Amulet of Cananea is his first novel. He is working on a sequel as well as a novel on pirating and Native Americans in the 1800’s.