George D Shuman was raised on a cattle farm in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania. He worked for a time in the steel mills as a riveter before moving to Washington DC and joining the Metropolitan Police Department. Mr. Shuman held positions as a narcotics detective and was for a time commander of the training operations branch, retiring as a lieutenant from the Public Integrity Division responsible for investigating government corruption. For the next decade Mr. Shuman held executive positions in the luxury resort business in both Montauk, New York and Nantucket, Massachusetts. He now resides in Georgia where he writes full time.18 Seconds, his first novel, became a national bestseller nominated for both a Shamus and a Best First Novel by the International Thrillers Association. It has been translated into 22 languages and distributed in 23 countries. It was followed with three more Sherry Moore novels, Last Breath, Lost Girls, and Second Sight. Now his newest work, Rattleman, is available on Kindle -soon to be in stores. Own Your Copy Today!Please visit (or contact) Mr. Shuman at georgedshuman.com