MARTIN ROY HILL is the author of two national award-winning series?the Linus Schag, NCIS, thrillers and the Peter Brandt mysteries?the USCG DSF-Papa sci-fi thrillers, Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella, and a collection of short stories, DUTY. He is a former journalist and national award-winning investigative reporter for newspapers and magazines. His nonfiction work has appeared in Reader's Digest, LIFE, Newsweek, Omni, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, ALT HIST: The Journal of Historical Fiction and Alternate History, Nebula Rift, Mystery Weekly, Crimson Streets, and others. ​​​​​​​ He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, Winke, and their three feline overlords. ​​​​​​​