About the Author

David Seagraves was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1959. After initially attending Princeton University, he transferred to Colorado College where he began his writing career in 1982. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1983, he set aside his love of writing to join the family business. As a young and avid reader of Alistair MacLean's espionage thrillers, David developed an appreciation for intriguing plots and suspenseful heroism. Following 26 years of marketing, financial planning, and personal development, he took the opportunity to write his first book, a biography about his mysterious father. Through interviews and investigation into his father's past, David learned a great deal about himself. A third-generation entrepreneur, the author's true passion is mentoring and storytelling. He now lives in coastal southern California with wife Tanja, and their dog Belinda. His first book is Uncommon Hero: The John Seagraves Story (2012), an inspirational non-fiction account of his father's rise from poverty to prosperity.