ANDREW RAFKIN, was born in 1946 in San Pedro, California, and grew up in a commericial fishing family.
Through high school he worked on sportfishing boats, and at seventeen went commerical fishing with his father, captain of a large purse seiner, during summer vacation.
Two years later he worked aboard a ninety-foot fishing boat, whch was caught in a hurricane force storm where Andrew almost lost his life. These events later served as inspiration for his first non-fiction true life adventure, Red Sky Morning.
He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and later graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills with degrees in economics and marketing. He is a successful entrepreneur and President of a security company servicing Southern California over thirty years.
A voracious reader of Action-Adventure and Political Thrillers, he decided to create his own story and characters and began to write Creating Madness, the first novel in the O.R.C.A. series.
His second novel Mediterranean Madness will be avalable the fall of 2007. The third O.R.C.A. adventure will be in print by next spring.
Andrew and his wife live in San Pedro. Their home sits on the bluff overlooking the Pacific and Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.
He spends his spare time reading, fishing, hunting, golfing, and making wine.
Creating Madness
by Andrew J Rafkin
Creating Madness
by Andrew J Rafkin
Published Oct 07, 2007
319 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Action & Adventure
