A. R. Arias is a freelance copywriter and author of the historical mystery novel, A Death For Beauty. Inspired by the harrowing events surrounding 911, 2001, he wrote his first screenplay, American Sleeper about a sleeper cell embedded in the White House, and is working on completing several other screenplays in different genres. Currently he is finishing a novella entitled, Manolito, based on his childhood experiences in the Caribbean Islands and inspired by Hemingway's classic tale, The Old Man and The Sea.