Mike Krentz writes medical suspense, psychological thrillers, and military women’s fiction based on his experiences as an emergency physician and US Navy medical officer.

Born and raised in Arizona, Mike earned a classical degree in English from the University of San Francisco, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a Master of Public Health Degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Following a civilian career as an emergency physician, Mike rededicated his professional life to serve America’s Navy and Marine Corps heroes and their families. His last active-duty assignment was as Seventh Fleet Surgeon on board the USS BLUE RIDGE, based in Yokosuka, Japan.

After retiring from the US Navy, Mike continued his service as a consultant to the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Health Analysis Department. Upon completion of that mission, he returned to his earliest life passion as a full-time writer.

Mike sits on the Board of Directors of The Muse Writers Center, where he also teaches fiction writing and leads an advanced fiction studios.

Mike, his wife Kathryn, and miniature schnauzer Yoshi live in Norfolk, VA.

Mike’s Dr. Zack Winston Series of medical conspiracy thrillers transports the reader into the stressful environment of emergency medicine, where life battles death amid terrified screams, plaintive whimpers, and shouted orders; where fallible humans strive to postpone death, restore life, or eliminate misery. These would-be heroes sometimes fail. They suck it up and move on to a quiet, frightened child, relieve pain, straighten a broken limb, repair a laceration, or reassure the worried well. What evil might lurk amid such chaos?

The first book in the series, DEAD ALREADY, launched from TouchPoint Press in 2020.

The second book, WARM AND DEAD, will launch later in 2022.

Mike’s psychological thriller, ANGELS FALLING, published from TouchPoint Press January 10, 2022. The ritualistic murder of a Catholic archbishop scrambles the lives of an ex-seminarian criminal profiler, a renegade priest cult leader, and the former nun they both desired. Shakespeare, Poe, and Donne add commentary.

Mike’s MAHONEY & SQUIRE SERIES, under contract with TouchPoint Press, portrays the lives of servicemen and women, their challenges, and interactions; and their wounds—physical and emotional—that evolve into professional and personal conflicts more daunting than combat. Can essential human relationships survive such brutal demands on hearts and souls?

The first book in this series, HER SHOW OF FORCE, will launch from TouchPoint Press
later in 2022.

You can find Mike online at
Website: www.mikejkrentz.com
Facebook: @MikeJKrentzAuthor
Twitter: @MikeJKrentz
TikTok: @mikekrentzauthor
Instagram: @mjkrentz
Goodreads: @MikeKrentz

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Coming Soon

Dr. Zack Winston Medical Mystery Series

Dead Already

Dr. Zack Winston, Book 1

Released November 27, 2020