John Woodbery earned his juris doctorate in 1974 from Stetson University College of Law, where he was the managing editor of the Stetson Law Review. He has had a long and distinguished career practicing law in the states of Florida and Washington. Mr. Woodbery now draws upon his boyhood experiences of growing up in the sultry state of Florida to write his novels. John lives in Washington state with his wife, Diana. They have two children and five grandchildren.