Roger Riccard’s family history has Scottish roots which trace his lineage back to the Roses of Kilravock in Highland, Scotland. This ancestry encouraged his interest in the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at an early age.
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His Bachelor of Arts Degrees in both Journalism and History from California State University, Northridge, have proven valuable to his writing historical fiction, as well as the encouragement of his wife/editor/inspiration and Sherlock Holmes fan, Rosilyn. She passed in 2021 and it is in her memory that he continues to contribute to the legacy of the ‘man who never lived and will never die’.