John Byrne Barry is author of four "page-turners with a conscience" — Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted-Suicide Family Thriller, Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, and Wasted, a "green noir" mystery set in the Berkeley recycling world. He's also an actor, pickleball player, and and crossing guard. He lives in Mill Valley.