Gary Dickson is an inveterate traveler, an avid gourmet, and a Francophile sans merci . He received his B.A. degree in history while in the United States and then attended graduate school at l'Université de Lausanne , Faculté des Lettres to study l'histoire in Switzerland. In addition to his poetry, Gary has written two novels: An Improbable Pairing , a 1960s historical romance, and its romantic thriller sequel, A Spy with Scruples . Gary lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susie where he continues to write.