Alaska Deadly is J.L. Askew’s first novel. The author previously published “War in the Mountains”, a partial history of his great-grandfather’s artillery unit in the War Between the States.

A lifetime reader, habitual writer, and diary-keeper, Askew began composing family histories, case summaries, and court reports as a social worker with a baccalaureate in psychology from the University of Memphis. After obtaining a technical degree, he spent thirty-four years as field engineer with international corporations working on MRI machines. While based at a home office, his last twelve years included teaching at a technical center, travels to hospitals around the nation for machine-down emergencies, and technical writing.

The author is blessed with a daughter, Bethany, and son, Jonathan, and seven grandchildren, who reside in Buena Vista, Colorado and near Austin, Texas.

After living thirty-three years in Cordova, Tennessee (away one year in Alaska), Askew recently relocated to Buena Vista, a beautiful mountain town where he is writing a sequel to Alaska Deadly.