Paul J. Mila

AUTHOR OF THE MANETTA MYSTERY/ADVENTURE SERIES

Paul J. Mila traded in his corporate suit for a wet suit, and now devotes his time to writing, scuba diving around the world, underwater photography, and speaking to groups about ocean conservation.

He has enjoyed photographing and diving with Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas, diverse sea life in the Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bonaire, Curacao, Hawaii, Antigua, Dominican Republic, and in his home waters off Long Island, NY.

In addition, he has had the opportunity to free-dive with and photograph humpback whales in the Dominican Republic and the South Pacific Tonga Islands.

Paul's underwater photos and videos have been featured in magazines, scuba diving web sites, the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival in Australia and by National Geographic Television.

He has incorporated the ocean and diving as the core of his writing, which now includes five novels from the Manetta Mystery Series: Dangerous Waters, Whales' Angels, Fireworks, Near Miss and Killer In Paradise; two non-fiction books: BUBBLES UP! (coauthored with Judith Hemenway), and Basic Underwater Photography; and a children's book titled Harry Hawksbill Helps His Friends, published through Best Publishing Company.

He also publishes a monthly online newsletter, The Sea-gram. www.sea-gram.com

Diving in the same waters as the characters in his books has enabled him to write with realism, and describe for non-diving readers the beauty and wonder of exploring our undersea world.

Paul and his family reside in Carle Place, New York, a small town on Long Island.

You can contact Paul via email: paul@paulmila.com and visit his websites: www.milabooks.com and www.cozumelisparadise.com