Marshall W. Huffman started writing several years ago. He began with a trilogy based on a cataclysmic event. Marshall’s first trilogy is THE EVENT series and consists of THE END, THE BEGINNING, and THE REVELATION. With THE EVENT SERIES success, he decided to write a second trilogy that is a frightening look at the events that could lead to THE SECOND CIVIL WAR. It is made up of: Book I - A NATION DIVIDED; BOOK II - A NATION AT WAR; and BOOK III - A NATION HEALING. He has also published a series of books entitled: The ANGIE BARTONI CASE FILES with a central cast of characters. In addition, he has two another series entitled: THE NORRIS FILES with its own set of central characters and THE LOGAN FILES. He enjoys writing mysteries, techno-thrillers, and Sci-Fi. His other Sci-Fi books, BLACKSTAR, THE BRINK - DEEP FLIGHT and CLOSE PROXIMITY, are intense techno-thrillers with Sci-Fi intertwined. His latest addition, CHIMERA, is a look at what could happen if we don’t keep a tight rein on our scientific achievements. To date Marshall has authored over forty-five books and continue to explore new venues for additional books. Marshall was born in Bainbridge, Georgia and grew up in Indiana. After spending eight years in the Navy, he attended Ball State University, earning a B.S. degree in Business. During and after college, he was involved in the restaurant business and spent the next twenty-five years in all types of venues, eventually owing his own fine dining restaurant. He attended Eastern Illinois University earning a MBA. Eastern Illinois University hired him to teach in the Hospitality Management Program. He was recruited from Eastern to Parkland College and soon took over as the Program Director for the Hospitality Program. During his tenure there, he became a chef and had a television show called Cooking around the World with Chef Marshall. He taught a series of Gourmet cooking classes for Continuing Education as well. Professor Huffman retired from teaching along with his wife, Dr. Susan Huffman, to the Tampa Bay Florida area. You can find his books under: MARSHALL HUFFMAN at Amazon.com. and MW Huffman at CreateSpace.com