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W Michael Hewitt

W Michael Hewitt writes techno thrillers that draw up his decades of experience managing corporations and assisting government agencies with the responsible management of nuclear materials. He holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. His career included hands-on chemical/nuclear process engineering, evaluating nuclear power plant applications for the Atomic Energy Commission, and siting nuclear waste repositories domestically and internationally. He progressed into to building and managing national and international corporations until he formed a privately-held consulting company with his life partner, Kathy. That company performed research for the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and several other federal agencies. It also advised the federal government on the management of high-level radioactive wastes.

Now retired and living in sunny Arizona, he plays golf, writes fiction, and travels extensively (pre-2020) to fascinating places worldwide. The experience gained while working provides a treasure trove of information that he now weaves into techno thriller fiction. His goal is to enthrall readers with people, circumstances, and settings that most readers will never be exposed to but provide food for good reads that will hopefully capture their interests.

To date, W Michael Hewitt has published a short story and a novella. NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE, the novella, was published on October 26, 2020. FOR WANT OF A FRIEND, publish November 24, 2020, is a short story that introduces Essie Openwaters, the protagonist in two upcoming novels. NUCLEAR TIME BOMB, the first novel, will be released February 2021 and STRATAGEM, the sequel novel, is scheduled for release in early 2022.

Hopefully, you will enjoy these works of fiction built around a nuclear weapons world the federal government built nearly eighty years ago .