Patrick Feeney, is a newspaper editor under pressure. Working in a small town in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains north of Seattle, he's confronted by a newspaper war from a publisher in a larger town in the county, and an ever more violent local political struggle. Too old not to be naive and too young not to by cynical, he wrestles with the desire to ensure his reporting is accurate, insightful, and fair. In spite of how the publisher of the newspaper could care less. Feeney's Part is a rich tapestry of small town characters and problems, where Feeney seeks to discover "his part," his role in all this, and what he can provide to both himself and others... ... and maybe even love. Marc Lloyd Heberden was born on 20 March 1956 in Spokane, Washington. His early years were spent in Pullman and later Tacoma. After his studies at Southern Illinois University, Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Western Washington University in Bellingham, and the University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned a degree in journalism, he worked as a newspaper editor and award-winning journalist. Moving to Europe in the early 1980s he wrote for newspapers and magazines and began writing short stories, novels and screenplays. Outside Man was his first novel, published in 1984. Following that were The Big Tide,14 Days in July, Feeney's Part, The Norman, and Feeney's Last. His work has included that of being the commercial director for Paris based newspapers and magazines, a publications manager for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and finally a program developer creating programs and teaching books for French medical personnel. He still resides in France, in a small town southwest of Paris.