Creston Mapes

Creston Mapes grew up in northeast Ohio, where he has fond memories of living with his family of five in the upstairs’ portion of his dad’s early American furniture store - The Weathervane Shop. Creston was not a good student, but the one natural talent he possessed was writing. \n\nHe set type by hand and cranked out his own neighborhood newspaper as a kid, then went on to graduate with a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University. Creston was a newspaper reporter and photographer in Ohio and Florida, then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, for a job as a creative copywriter for a printing firm/ad agency. \n\nCreston served for a stint as a creative director, but quickly learned he was not cut out for management. He went out on his own as a freelance writer in 1991 and has been doing it ever since—for Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, The Weather Channel, Oracle, ABC-TV, Johnson Controls, TNT Sports, colleges and universities, ad agencies and more. He’s ghost-written more than ten non-fiction books.\n\nAlong the way, Creston has written seven contemporary thrillers, achieved Amazon Bestseller status, and had one of his novels (Nobody) optioned as a major motion picture. His hope is to continue writing fiction into the sunset.\n\nCreston married his fourth grade sweetheart, Patty, and they have four amazing kids who range from about 20 to 30 years old. Creston loves his part-time job as an usher at local venues were he gets to see all the latest-greatest concerts and sporting events. He loves reading, fishing, time with his family, and dates with his wife.\n\nKeep informed of special deals, giveaways, new releases, and exclusive updates from Creston: http://www.crestonmapes.com/contact\n\nFor Creston’s eBooks, audio books, and paperbacks: amazon.com/author/crestonmapes\n\nNEW SERIES\nSigns of Life\n\nSTAND ALONE THRILLERS\nNobody\n\nTHE CRITTENDON FILES\nFear Has a Name\nPoison Town\nSky Zone\n\nROCK STAR CHRONICLES\nDark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol\nFull Tilt\n