About L M WHITAKER GRIPPING. GLOBAL. GEEKY. L M WHITAKER (Linda) is an award-winning author of action-adventure thrillers laced with science and technology. Linda can't help but write these books. * She toiled through decades of work in computer technology, artificial intelligence, and other advanced data science. * Like her heroine, Linda started her career with a PhD from The Georgia Institute of Technology. * Working exclusively for international technology companies, Linda has visited or lived in 25 countries. Learn More: * Go to lmwhitaker.com to get a free copy of Emiko's Story. Follow Emiko as she goes on her search for Georgia. Spoiler alert - you probably want to read The Crucible of Steele first! * Email Linda - linda@lmwhitaker.com. She loves hearing from her readers.