Richard D. Colbert

Richard D. Colbert is a multi-published author of mystery, thriller, and action-adventure novels filled with larger-than-life characters, and reliable narrators with a sense of humor.

His first work was a personal narrative of his grandmother’s immigration, at the turn of last century, to American.

The "Franciszka” story presents a blend of collected life struggles, a woman’s internal desire for personal survival and her continual love of children.

A native of Washington State, Richard D. Colbert worked in the lumber mills, is a retired career Army Warrant Officer, a Telecommunications engineer, author, publisher, and educator. He graduated with a degree in Sociology from Excelsior College in New York and completed his Master's Degree in Education at Boston University. He is currently a Secondary School teacher in Washington State.

His story line reflects honesty in life with events confirmed through research efforts spanning multiple archives, including newspapers, media data, and on-site sessions at the Congressional Library and Pictorial Archives in Washington, D.C. In tribute to a life-long love of the written word, he believes learning never stops, and life always has lessons to teach us.

Readers are invited to check out his biographical series on the life of Dr. John W. Colbert and his most recent jazz age mystery novella set in the Far East. As always - keep up with his latest work on Amazon/Kindle eBook sites.