ABOUT KIRK Kirk lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, Judy Rodgers, chef of Zuni Café in San Francisco. He has two daughters, Kate and Olivia. He's a LEED accredited professional in green building design and construction and divides time between a consulting business and writing. His first novel, Shell Games, was published in 2003, his most recent, Deadgame, in 2005. He is at work on new non fiction and fiction projects. 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.