Dirk Patton is the best selling author of the V Plague and 36 series. You can email him at dirk@dirkpatton.com or find him on the internet at www.DirkPatton.com or Twitter @DirkPatton or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FearThePlague. He is an avid reader, gym rat and a rabid Seattle Seahawks fan (yes he was a fan even when they weren't any good). Dirk credits the Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton and the outstanding Jane Whitefield series by Thomas Perry as the biggest influences on his writing style. He believes an author can and should keep the story moving at a fast pace without sacrificing the details and character development that make the book come alive for the reader.