Mr. Snider is the author of 3 books: Sigourney's Quest; The Separatist; and his new book, "The Hypnotist. He talked about his newest book that focuses on San Francisco in 1906. Back then, the city was divided into the high society life of Knob Hill, the rat infested tenements, and the crime infested alleyways of Chinatown.
 
He talked about the problems that resulted from the massive earthquake of 1906 in which Marshall law was invoked. Without giving away the rest of his book, you can visit GORDONBOOKS.250FREE.COM to order your copy, if you were not able to purchase an autographed copy at the meeting.