John M. Adams was raised in the Chicago area and received degrees in English Literature and Library Science from the University of Illinois. He served as director of the libraries in Moline, IL, Tampa, FL and Orange County, CA, before retiring to Winchester IL. He is a past member of the Board of the American Research Center in Egypt, past president of the Orange County Chapter of ARCE, and a regular contributor to Kmt: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt. THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE MUMMIES is his first book. Please visit http://www.johnmerlinadams.com