Rod P Couser

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, I traveled extensively around the world as a manufacturing executive for a large public company. For a decade, I traveled throughout Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Korea, Romania and Poland, with many stops in between. With up to 250 days a year on the road, mostly international, I spent a lot of time on airplanes where I was more likely to read a book than watch a movie, and it wasn't long before I was hooked on thrillers, crime dramas, and adventure genres.

Finding myself in places I never thought I would be, I always made it a point to list places and names that stood out during my travels. For over twenty years, I kept these scraps of paper, thinking someday I might try and write a story of my own, but it wasn’t until I finally began thinking of retirement, or at least slowing down, that I more seriously began to investigate a plot that could work for a fictional novel. Given my love for science, the idea of Sara Ricci came to life on a trip to Italy.

I have a great time thinking of the stories, doing research and writing, and I truly hope you enjoy Deadly Dissertation and all of Sara's adventures. I'm still new at this and thank you for the patience to get through any errors that I have made. As always, if you have any suggestions, I would love to hear from you. Thanks.