About the Author

Forsythe lived in Saudi Arabia with his family for a period of ten years. Near the end of his contract, the Saudi Secret police arrested Dr. Forsythe, along with three of his col-leagues. The charge was that of "Jewish Spy." It was touch-and-go for a time but, after seven months of house arrest, the charge was mysteriously dropped. The experience must have had a delayed impact on the author's writing. Following that experience, writing "spy" fiction seemed to be a natural progression and was the catalyst for the three-book "spy novel" series called Teacher, Soldier, Spy. The three books in the series are The Operative, Forks in the Road, and The Afghan Bear Trap, all published by Quinn Press. The author's work experience has been long and var-ied: a stonemason's helper, six years in the military, an edu-cator, and a clinical psychologist. Dr. Forsythe is a physical-fitness nut, with a rabid exercise regimen. He runs races; does daily power yoga; and recently reached his lifelong goal of the Marine Corps maximum for pull-ups, twenty reps. The author has taken up rope climbing ... much to his wife's chagrin. This very senior citizen ascends and de-scends a fifteen-foot rope-hanging from a tree in his backyard-twenty times, every other day. This crazy activity has found its way into his novel, ISIS: Our Children at Risk. The author has taken great pleas-ure in spiking the ISIS novel with characters who were cre-ated for his Teacher, Soldier, Spy trilogy. Dr. Forsythe received his doctorate in the field of counseling psychology from the University of Montana. Dale recently retired as a licensed clinical psychologist. To stay connected with Dale and to read about his ex-ploits and stories about the Middle East visit his website at www.DaleForsythe.com. You can email him at Dale@DaleWForsythe.com. To have Dr. Forsythe speak to your school, group, organization or association, e-mail him at Dale@DaleWForsythe.com, or contact him by mail at his publisher:

Reviews

"A suspenseful plot spanning cultures, religions, and countries, The Operative: Escape from Saudi Arabia takes the reader into a world few of us have experienced. The first of a fascinating trilogy, Forsythe weaves fact and fiction in this powerful tale." -Jan Macomber, MA English Literature