Meredith, Richard: - A native of Flint, Michigan, Richard Meredith moved to California while serving in the US Navy, and remained to finish college. After obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biology, he worked as a marine scientist and wildlife biologist for the federal government and the private sector. His work has taken him to the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, the Amazonian rainforests of Ecuador, the tundra and taiga of the Yukon Flats, the coral reefs of the Caribbean, and St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Maskirovka draws heavily on his work as an analyst in the petroleum industry. Mr. Meredith's experience on commercial fishing boats in the Pacific formed the backdrop of his recent thriller, The Crow's Nest, which won the Silver Falchion Award for the best Action-Adventure novel at the 2021 Killer Nashville Mystery and Thriller Writers Conference. His first thriller, Sky Dance, was based on his ecological restoration work in the oil fields of Ecuador. When not writing or reading, he enjoys travel, bird and wildlife watching, scuba, guitars, and most sports. He is on the board of Capitol Crimes, Sacramento's Sister-in-Crime chapter. Mr. Meredith is married with two children and four grandchildren.