Full time author and part time urban chicken rancher,
Michael lives in Arizona with his wife of thirty-eight
years, two cats, four dogs and five chickens who
produce a steady supply of cholesterol. He enjoys
the deserts, mountains, lakes and wacky politics that
make Arizona a diverse, exhilarating place to live and
serves as the setting for his new thriller Scorpion
Bay. Comfortable in a home office writing novels, he
tried sky diving, stating, "From two miles up,
Arizona's beauty is breathtaking, and even more
vivid plummeting toward it at 120 miles-per-hour."
A writer from an early age, Michael majored in Journalism
before graduating with a degree in Business Administration.
While establishing a career, he set aside writing until 1997. A
business seminar project on establishing long-term goals
rekindled his passion for writing. Scorpion Bay is his seventh
novel.
Michael is active in several writing groups including the Arizona
Authors Association and Authors Exchange Group, teaches
beginning novel writing seminars at bookstores and libraries.
He loves reading thrillers, mystery and suspense novels.
His favorite novelists are Nelson DeMille and Dennis
Lehane. Because he relishes the absurdity in life, humor
weaves its way iton his stories. If you like a few laughs
along with your chills, you'll like novels by Michael Murphy.