Gerald O'Connell

Mike O'Connell is a published poet, artist, and novelist living on Whidbey Island in Washington state. He has written two full length novels and is working on a third and several short stories.

Born in 1948 in Whitefish, Montana, he has traveled extensively as a Navy dependent and retired from work as a paint chemist in 2004.

The cover photo for "The Zero Factor" was taken by his son, Casey O'Connell. The book was written for both of his sons, Andy and Casey.