Kent Heckenlively is an attorney, science teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. During his time at Saint Mary’s College, Heckenlively worked for US Senator Pete Wilson, and was the school’s Rhodes Scholar candidate. At Golden Gate University Law School, he was a writer and editor of the school’s law review, and spent his summers working for the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco. Kent and his wife, Linda, live in Northern California and have two children, Jacqueline and Ben.