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J. Luke Bennecke is a veteran civil engineer with a well-spent career helping people by improving Southern California roadways. He has a civil engineering degree, an MBA, a private pilot's certificate, and is CEO of an engineering firm. In his role as philanthropist, he awards scholarships annually to high school seniors.

In addition to his debut novel, bestseller and award-winning Civil Terror: Gridlock, Bennecke has written several other novels and screenplays, a creative process he thoroughly enjoys. His second Jake Bendel thriller, Waterborne, was published originally in 2021 by Black Rose Writing and received several awards. Echo From a Bayou is his newest published suspense thriller with a supernatural twist.

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	Waterborne (Jake Bendel Thrillers #2) 4.15 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civil Terror: Gridlock (Jake Bendel Thrillers #1) 4.04 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo from a Bayou: One Man's Journey To Hunt Down His Murderer 4.08 avg rating — 104 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The results of the 2022 American Fiction Awards were recently announced and Waterborne was honored as a finalist in the Thriller: Techno category!
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“Jake designed the self-driving network to save lives, but some bastard had gone and weaponized the damn thing.”
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