Donald E. McQuinn
Encyclopedia
Donald E. McQuinn is an American best-selling author, and former U.S. Marine.
McQuinn graduated high school in Texas
, and attended the University of Washington
on a Navy scholarship. He served twenty years in the Marines—retiring in 1971 as a major
—before becoming an author. He lives in the Pacific Northwest
(Normandy Park, Washington
) with his wife Carol; they have three grown sons.
In September 1998 he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while on vacation in Hawaii and became the first person saved by the Police Department's recent deployment of automated external defibrillator
s.
A third book in the Captain Lannat series was announced by the publisher as "a work in progress", but remains unfinished or unpublished.
McQuinn graduated high school in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and attended the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
on a Navy scholarship. He served twenty years in the Marines—retiring in 1971 as a major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
—before becoming an author. He lives in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
(Normandy Park, Washington
Normandy Park, Washington
Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,335 at the 2010 census.Based on per capita income, Normandy Park ranks 26th of 522 areas in the state of Washington.-History:...
) with his wife Carol; they have three grown sons.
In September 1998 he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while on vacation in Hawaii and became the first person saved by the Police Department's recent deployment of automated external defibrillator
Automated external defibrillator
An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of...
s.
A third book in the Captain Lannat series was announced by the publisher as "a work in progress", but remains unfinished or unpublished.
External links
- Del Rey sample chapters:
- Witch – Chapter One
- With Full Honors – Chapter One
- The Prisoner Within – Chapter One