ABOUT KIRK Kirk Russell was born in 1954 and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area most his life. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Rhetoric and helped found and grow a sizeable construction company. He no longer owns a construction firm, but has become a LEED AP or accredited professional in green building and divides time between that and writing. His first novel, Shell Games, was published in 2003. He's married to Judy Rodgers, chef of Zuni Café in San Francisco. He has two daughters. He is currently at work on a new novel. Listen to Kirk on Houston Public Radio! Read about the writing of the John Marquez Eco-Thriller novels. Read an article about Kirk in the San Francisco Chronicle.