Ed Kovacs spent two and half years living in New Orleans beginning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and he co-founded a security company there that taught defensive tactics and other techniques. Ed has studied martial arts, holds many weapons-related licenses, certifications and permits, and is a certified medical First Responder. He is a member of AFIO, Association for Intelligence Officers.

He has worked and traveled all over the world as a journalist and media consultant. His well-reviewed action-adventure-thriller novel, UNSEEN FORCES, was published in 2005. Ed graduated from Southern Illinois University, having paid his tuition by working in a steel mill, driving a truck, and spinning records as a late-night jazz DJ on local radio. He is a member of ITW, International Thriller Writers organization, and the Mystery Writers of America

Ed’s hobbies include meditation, target shooting, wine tasting, and motorcycling. He’s an amateur dowser and prospector and he collects WWII aviation memorabilia. He has studied with shamans, medicine chiefs, and chi gong masters on several continents.

He splits his time between his home in Asia and his aircraft hangar home at a Southern California airport.