Mike Maden

Mike Maden grew up working in the canneries, feed mills, and slaughterhouses of California’s San Joaquin Valley. A lifelong fascination with history and warfare drove him to a Ph.D. in political science focused on conflict and technology in international relations. He was in grad school when he happened upon Tom Clancy’s magnificent, The Hunt for Red October. Not surprisingly, his first foray into fiction was a four-book techno-thriller series centered around drone warfare. After that series ended, he received the thrilling but wholly unexpected invitation to join the Tom Clancy franchise. It was an amazing experience. Now he’s been given the incredible privilege to write for The Oregon Files, the iconic series brought to life by the legendary Clive Cussler. With the help of his terrific writing partners Craig Dirgo, Jack Du Brul, and Boyd Morrison, Clive built the series into an international bestselling franchise with some of the greatest characters and memorable moments in the genre.