Steve Schach

For 26 years, Steve Schach was a professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. At the end of 2009, Steve moved to Sydney, Australia. Before he began writing thrillers, Steve wrote 13 best-selling software engineering textbooks, which are used in universities all over the world. Down Under, Steve intended to become a full-time grandfather, and limit his intellectual activities to solving cryptic crossword puzzles and avidly watching Sesame Street with his grandchildren. However, the urge to write proved to be far too strong to overcome, hence his first historical spy thriller, "Old Bach Is Come," set in the Kingdom of Prussia in 1747. The book was published in March 2013. Steve and his wife, Sharon Stein (see below) co-authored "Coopers Island," a World War II thriller set in New Zealand. "Coopers Island" was published in October 2013.

Sharon Stein is a pediatric radiologist. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Sharon was a professor of radiology and radiological sciences at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee and an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. She is a former president of the Southern Pediatric Radiology Society. In 2009 Sharon moved to Sydney, Australia with her husband, Steve Schach, to be with their grandchildren. She is an accomplished cook and baker who loves to share her recipes and techniques. "Coopers Island" is her first thriller.