Harold R. Johnson is the author of five works of fiction and five works of non-fiction. His most recent books are:

• Cry Wolf: An inquiry into the true nature of a predator
• Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada which was shortlisted for a Shaunessy Cohen Prize for political writing
• Clifford and Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours), which was a finalist for the
  Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-fiction

Born and raised in northern Saskatchewan, he was a member of the Canadian Navy and worked at mining and logging before graduating from Harvard Law School. He managed a private practice for several years and then became a Crown
prosecutor. Johnson is a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. He is now retired and lives on his family trapline with his wife, Joan.