Douglas Tanner

"Author Douglas Tanner deserves membership in an elite club with the likes of Rick Riordan, Brandon Mull and John Flanagan." - Readers' Favorite.com

Douglas Tanner is the author of six books. He lives in south Florida with his wife and three children, a small schnoodle named Snuffleupagus (Snuffy for short), and a yappy little poodle named Zoey. He has been writing since fifth grade when he began sharing his stories with friends.

Douglas studied at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri, and has been a lead vocalist in rock bands, a radio DJ and news director at a top 100 contemporary Christian station, and a provisioning analyst and team leader with Sprint in Kansas City.

Doug's initial book, a creative non-fiction self-help manual entitled "A Truly Successful Life: Ten Principles for a Life of Meaning and Purpose," was published in 2008. He followed up with a middle grade/young adult series of inspirational horror novels: "Alec Kerley and the Terror of Bigfoot" (2013), "Alec Kerley and the Wrath of the Vampire" (2013), "Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur" (2014), and a stand-alone short story, "Alec Kerley and the Haunted Christmas," (2016). Doug's first adult novel, "Beyond the Void Darkly," a Christian time-travel love story, was published in July of 2016.

Visit his website at www.douglastanner.net.