After retiring from his career in education, Erwin (Erv) Krause finally found the time needed to devote to his love of writing.

His first book, Escape from the USA, published in 2017, describes a real-life motorcycle adventure undertaken by Krause and a buddy during the tumultuous 1960s. The second book, Escape from The Front, is his first fiction piece. Any similarity in titles is completely intentional.

Krause lives in the "Artist Colony" section of Oakdale, LI, and Manhattan's Upper East Side with his long time partner and muse, Lois Hoffman. Before just dropping in on them, call first. There's a good chance that a shared life of adventure will find them in some far-flung corner of the globe or maybe hiking in the nearby Catskill Mountains.

Seeking to find solace in the wilderness of Montana after his wife divorces him and he's fired from his job, Will Kraft sets off alone in his old Astro Van. Mechanical problems force him to continue the journey by hitchhiking and that's where things get interesting. The riotous and ofttimes hilarious journey across the diverse American cultural landscape offers up an unforgettable cast of characters. He finally arrives in Montana only to fall into the hands of 'The Front', a shadowy cabal that seeks to use Will to carry out their villainous agenda.

With a deep sense of wanderlust and a desire for excitement before the inevitable sense of adult responsibility, Erv Krause and his buddy, Paddy set out on a motorcycle trek across the USA on their trusty old Harley-Davidsons. Together the two young men from Queens will experience adventure beyond their wildest dreams. Readers are taken along for the ride as Krause recounts his real-life journey across the country amidst the iconic cultural landscape of '60s America.