Alvin H FranzmeierAlvin H. Franzmeier, author of The Spiral Bridge and Freya's Child (books one and three in the Albert and Tillie Mystery series), was raised on a southern Minnesota farm during the Great Depression. As an adult, he dedicated his life to the ministry,serving as founding pastor of congregations in Ontario, Canada, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. He eventually moved to Houston, Texas and pastored a church there for forty-five years until retiring. Franzmeier and his wife, Sylvia, are the parents of three children and the grandparents of six. Read More Read Less