Jack Dunbar grew up staring at ancient maps, maps that depicted lost civilizations, lost empires and those who lived during each of their heydays. His interest in history and the story possibilities that it presents to fiction writing have melded into the themes that run through The Emperor of Carysfort Reef: Resurrection. His careers in the U.S. Army, in law enforcement, and ultimately in the U.S. Intelligence Community each provided a rich school for his writing. He has lived or spent a great deal of time in many of the places depicted in this story. His favorite places in the Florida Keys a...