Mark David Albertson was born and raised in Los Alamos, New Mexico, "The Atomic City." Upon graduation from High School, he joined the US Navy, looking for adventure around the globe. Following a 30 year legal career, Mark retired and started writing. His three previous novels have been highly praised, mostly by his wife and mother. He is currently in the process of writing a book entitled, "Jemez." This book will take his hero to the Jemez mountains of Northern New Mexico where he takes a job as a Sandoval County Deputy Sheriff and finds himself embroiled in murder, theft and more.