Edward R LadenEdward R. Laden, Sr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young man he loved to read, perform on stage and travel. A tour of duty in the U.S. Air Force gave him the opportunity to travel to Alaska and several foreign countries including Canada, Mexio, Spain, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Returning home to St. Louis he worked his way through several unfulfilling jobs and decided to pursue his career in a new city. Moving to Miami in 1976 he joined the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and rose through the ranks from firefighter to Division Chief, retiring in 2003 after more than 27 years of public service. Post retirement, Mr. Laden still lives in Miami and is currently expanding his love of writing mystery novels into other fields such as screenplays, broadcasting and public relation endeavors. Read More Read Less