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SUMMARY:Meet Suspense Author Brad Taylor
LOCATION:Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library\nTopeka and Shawnee Coun
 ty Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:Brad Taylor bestselling author of the Pike Logan political thr
 iller series will talk about his novels\, process and inspiration. Q&A and
  book signing to follow presentation. Doors open at 6..\nhttps://tscpl.lib
 net.info/event/16031731
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Watch a moderated discussion between KPR's
  Kaye McIntyre and author Brad Taylor. This event is just one day after th
 e release of his newest novel <em>Shadow Strike: a Pike Logan Thriller</em
 >. Taylor will talk about his work and answer audience questions.&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;</p>\n<p>Taylor served in the U.S. Army for more than 21 years\, reti
 ring as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. During that&nbsp\;time&nbsp\;
 he held&nbsp\;numerous&nbsp\;Infantry and Special Forces positions\, inclu
 ding eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment &ndash\; Del
 ta where he commanded multiple troops and a squadron. He has conducted ope
 rations in support of U.S. national interests in Iraq\, Afghanistan and ot
 her classified locations.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>His final assignment was as the A
 ssistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel in Charleston\,&nbsp
 \;SC. He holds a&nbsp\;Master&rsquo\;s of Science&nbsp\;in Defense Analysi
 s from the Naval Postgraduate School\, with a concentration in Irregular W
 arfare. In 2011 Taylor published his debut novel <em>One Rough Man</em>\, 
 which was an immediate success and launched the Pike Logan series. Now wit
 h more than 19 installments the series has consistently hit the New York T
 imes&nbsp\;bestseller list. When not writing\, he serves as a security con
 sultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. He lives in Charleston
  with his wife and two daughters.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Local independent booksel
 lers\, Roundtable Books\, will be on site with a selection of Brad Taylor 
 novels available for purchase.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This event is funded 
 in part by the Friends of the Library.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://tscpl.libnet.in
 fo/event/16031731
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