ED KOVACS has worked for many years as a private security contractor deploying to challenging locations worldwide. He is a member of AFIO, Association for Intelligence Officers, the International Thriller Writers organization, and the Mystery Writers of America. Eight screenplays he wrote have been produced under various pen names. His novel UNSEEN FORCES came out in 2004 and STORM DAMAGE will be published in December, 2011. When not on a security contract, he splits his time between his home in Southeast Asia and his aircraft hangar home at a Southern California airport.