Ray PedenRay Peden's professional career spans 48 years as a Civil Engineer, General Contractor, Home Builder and Designer, Land Developer, Project Manager, and Public Relations Copywriter. Along the way he found time for other pursuits: magazine editor, R&B uitarist, painter, cartoonist, drill sergeant, carpenter, stone mason. Throw in three amazing daughters, four grandchildren and counting, and it was time to retire to a new career. His first novel, One Tenth of the Law, a tense suspense/thriller, was published July 2016 to noteworthy acclaim, establishing a sizable and growing fan base. The second in the series, a suspense/thriller pulled out of today's headlines, will be out for publication in October, 2016. Available on Amazon and through the author. Email: raypeden101@gmail.com He's published Op-Ed pieces in local papers as well as a blog (www.writerontheriver.com) stocked with lively and thoughtful human interest stories. Read More Read Less