Award winning author Bob Doerr grew up in a military family, graduated from the Air Force Academy, and had a career of his own in the Air Force. Bob specialized in criminal investigations and counterintelligence gaining significant insight to the worlds of crime, espionage and terrorism. His work brought him into close coordination with the security agencies of many different countries and filled his mind with the fascinating plots and characters found in his books today. His education credits include a Masters in International Relations from Creighton University. A full-time author, he has published over twenty books. He was selected by the Military Writers Society of America as its Author of the Year for 2013. The Eric Hoffer Awards awarded his book No One Else to Kill it first runner up to the grand prize in the category of commercial fiction for 2013. Bob lives in Garden Ridge, Texas, with Leigh, his wife of 40 years, and Cinco, their ornery cat.