David GardnerDavid Gardner grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, served in Army Special Forces, and earned a Ph.D. in French from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught college and worked as a reporter and in high tech. He co-authored three programming books forPrentice Hall and wrote dozens of travel articles and many mind-numbing software manuals before happily turning to fiction. His debut novel, The Journalist: A Paranormal Thriller, appeared in February, 2021, followed by The Last Speaker of Skalwegian in November, 2021, and then The Accidental Spy in November, 2022, all published by Encircle Publications. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Nancy, also a writer. He hikes, bikes, messes with astrophotography, and plays the keyboard with no discernible talent whatsoever. Read More Read Less