Douglas E. Richards is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of Wired, its sequel Amped, The Cure, Mind's Eye, Quantum Lens and six other middle grade adventures. He incorporates action, suspense, and science into his novels. He earned a BS in microbiology from Ohio State university, a master's degree in genetic engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He put all that knowledge to work as a biotech executive. He soon began writing science fiction. In recognition of his work, Douglas was selected to be a "special guest" at San Diego Comic-Con International, along with such icons as Stan Lee and Ray Bradbury. He has written numerous feature articles for the award-winning magazine, National Geographic KIDS. His title Split Second made the Self-Published Best Seller List in 2017.