RANDY WAYNE WHITE

Born in Ohio and raised on a farm there, he traveled some after school before landing in Florida in 1972. According to Wikipedia, for the next four or five years he may have been involved in activities in the Intelligence community but he is not so claiming. In the late 70's he began working as a fishing guide and charter operator which he did for more than a decade. It was during this period that he began to write to fill the idle time, producing both adventure novels and articles for sporting magazines.