Russ Johnson has published twenty-three novels, twelve of them in the Detective Pete Nazareth crime series and six in the Travis Delta black-ops thriller series.  The books are works of fiction, but they have a ring of authenticity derived in part from his military, private-sector, and consulting experiences. A former corporate CEO, college vice president, and field-grade officer, he holds a 9th-degree black belt in taekwondo and is a two-time U.S. national champion.   
  He lives in Kennebunk, Maine, and Princeton Junction, NJ.