Joe ShumockJoe Shumock grew up in Semmes, near Mobile, Alabama. After a term in the U.S. Army, Shumock earned a degree in accounting from the University of New Orleans. His career as a CPA and Certified Financial Planner lasted until 2002. The author currently ives in Foley, Alabama. Shumock has been writing and publishing since 2007. The Shepherd's Crook, a novelette, is his sixth publication. It is also his second story outside the Letter Series, a continuing collection of mystery/suspense thrillers. Shumock's fourth and most recent thriller, Sacrifice of the Lambs, was released in 2018. Work is progressing on his fifth thriller. For more information on the author and his writing, visit Silver Sage Media on Facebook and other social media for Shumock's Informed Reader's Blog. Also visit the website, www.SilverSageMedia.com. Read More Read Less