John P. Cardone earned a BA and a MA both in Communication Arts from New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. He retired in December 2018 after 40 years as a writer/producer of patient education, medical education, and health promotion videos and interactive media programs. His company, Hospital Video Network, Inc. founded in 1984 served a long list of healthcare and business clients. These days, he actively spends his time inspiring people to get outdoors with nature. John is an author, a nature photographer, a wildlife photography instructor, and a lecturer on nature topics. His nature photographs, most of which have been taken while kayaking and hiking Long Island, have been exhibited at art shows throughout Long Island, NY. John grew up in Astoria, NY moving to Long Island after his military service in 1970. John is proud to say he is the founder of the Long Island Authors Group and a two-time cancer survivor. This entertaining, highly researched work is his fifth book, his third foray into fiction, and his second novel.