John Grayson Heide

John Grayson Heide has written one previous novel, The Flight of the Pickerings, as well as numerous short stories and a few screenplays. When not fussing over his house plants in Sun Valley, Idaho, he spends time in Panama, Hawaii and in pubs around the world.

In 2008, while residing in Hawaii and stewing about losing his life's savings in a real estate venture gone sideways, he awoke one morning from a most engaging dream. The Pickerings' story was born. Directing his attention to writing lifted John from depression. The Flight of the Pickerings was published in 2016 and garnered a small but loyal fan base. The Pickerings' Last Tango is an extensively rewritten version.

Over the years, the author had four different editors who each contributed to some aspect of the book. Too many friends to mention individually also helped with encouragement and feedback. Thank you to all.

The Pickerings' Last Tango is dedicated to the author's late wife, Janice, who listened to his movie-like dream that fateful morning and said, "You ought to write that." The author lost Janice to cancer in February 2022.