Mike Krentz writes medical suspense, psychological thrillers, and military fiction based on his experiences as an emergency physician and US Navy medical officer and flight [...] and raised in Arizona, Mike earned a classical degree in English from the University of San Francisco, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a Master of Public Health Degree from Johns Hopkins University.Following a stellar civilian career in emergency medicine, Mike rededicated his professional life to serve the men and women of America's Navy and Marine Corps and their families. He served in both land-based clinical settings and afloat warships. His last active-duty assignment was as Seventh Fleet Surgeon on board the flagship, USS Blue [...] retiring from the Navy, Mike continued his service as a consultant to the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Health Analysis Department. Upon completion of that mission, he returned to his earliest life passion as a full-time writer. DEAD RECKONING is his ninth published novel. He has more in various stages of [...] served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Muse Writers Center, where he also taught fiction writing and led an advanced fiction [...], his wife, Kathryn, and miniature schnauzer, Yoshi, live in Norfolk, VA.