Meet William Grayson author of Delaware's Ghost Towers, at Bethany Beach Books on Saturday, January 31st at 2:00pm!

William Grayson

Bill Grayson is formally trained as a USAF Intelligence Officer. He served as Commander and as Operations Officer of AF Signals Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Operational Security units throughout Europe and Vietnam and served three duty tours at the National Security Agency as a Cryptologic Staff Officer and as the Chief of Transmission Security, overseeing all DoD joint service programs.

Following his USAF service, Bill joined the US Dept. of Commerce as a Telecommunications Specialist/Team Chief securing the computers and communications of whole federal agencies across the US and Latin America.  He specialized in drug enforcement and maritime security.

Next Bill was a Senior Security Consultant with leading aerospace defense and Federally-Funded R&D Contractors in Washington.  In that capacity, he was an Information Systems Security Architect of networked computers at NASA, Defense, Treasury, Justice, and Transportation Depts. and performed special activities for the White House, Air Force 1, the JCS, NATO, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  In support of Homeland Security, Bill supported Coast Guard Port Security studies on all three coasts and contributed to a White House plan for distributing intelligence among federal, state, local, and tribal jurisdictions.  He is also an appointed member of his hometown’s Public Safety Committee and a contributor to Maryland’s School Emergency Planning Guidelines.

Bill holds BA and MS degrees, is a student of six foreign languages, and has written nine books.  He is a Certified Computer Security Professional, an Operational Security Certified Professional, and NSA COMSEC professional.  He is a founding member of the Fort Miles Historical Association and author of the definitive history of Fort Miles and the US Coast Artillery in World War 2.  He is a member of the AF Association, VFW, American Legion, Freedom Through Vigilance Assn, Military Officers Assn, NSA Phoenix Society, RAF Chicksands Alumni, and the Tan Son Nhut (Vietnam) Assn.  Bill lives and works in the Maryland suburbs of Washington.

A washed-up rockstar gets his old band back together for one final gig . . . and one daring robbery! A brilliantly funny, twisty heist caper from Pushcart Prize-winning author Michael Kardos.

Mo Melnick used to be a drummer in rock band Sunshine Apocalypse. He used to be someone. These days he rents beach umbrellas on the Jersey Shore.

The last thing he expects is for Johnny Clay, his old bandmate turned enemy, to ask him a favor. Johnny’s dying, and before he passes he wants Sunshine Apocalypse to reunite for one last gig at Fun City, the beachfront amusement park where their musical journey began.

Mo’s in—reluctantly. But then Johnny reveals his real plan: He doesn’t just want to play at Fun City on the fourth of July. He wants to rob it.

The plan is crazy. It has more holes than a golf course. But Mo’s sick of barely keeping his head above water, so he and his gang of middle-aged has-beens dive into what will be the most outrageous heist New Jersey’s ever seen—if, that is, they can pull it off alive . . .

Packed with astonishing twists and laugh-out-loud moments, Michael Kardos’ unique comedic thriller is perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake.