Bill Branon
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Bill Branon, from Hartford, Connecticut
, is a novelist and former Naval medical officer and weapons expert best known for his thriller Let Us Prey.
and enlisted in the Navy, where he retired after 23 years as a captain as well as after a stint in Naval Intelligence.
While in the service, Branon worked as a dentist, including in forensic dental work.
"Notable Books of the Year," which caught the notice of mainstream publishing houses. After a bidding war among publishers, it was picked up by HarperCollins and published under the same title, making it into the Book-of-the-Month Club. PEOPLE magazine, after the book was re-released, published a review in 1994. He went on to write "Devils Hole" and "Spider Snatch." A book about a fictional coyote was his fourth book.
In 1994, he moved to Las Vegas from Southern California with his wife Lolly. "There are more stories per square inch in Las Vegas than anywhere else. It has a vibe to it," Branon told the Las Vegas Sun in a February 1999 interview.
Branon was included in a 2002 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about celebrities who live in the Las Vegas Valley.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, is a novelist and former Naval medical officer and weapons expert best known for his thriller Let Us Prey.
Biography
After graduating from Harvard, where Branon played on the school's baseball team as a pitcher, he went to Officer Candidate SchoolOfficer Candidate School
Officer Candidate School or Officer Cadet School are institutions which train civilians and enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a commission as officers in the armed forces of a country....
and enlisted in the Navy, where he retired after 23 years as a captain as well as after a stint in Naval Intelligence.
While in the service, Branon worked as a dentist, including in forensic dental work.
Career
In 1992 at age 52, he self-published the book Let Us Prey. It was reviewed and listed on The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
"Notable Books of the Year," which caught the notice of mainstream publishing houses. After a bidding war among publishers, it was picked up by HarperCollins and published under the same title, making it into the Book-of-the-Month Club. PEOPLE magazine, after the book was re-released, published a review in 1994. He went on to write "Devils Hole" and "Spider Snatch." A book about a fictional coyote was his fourth book.
In 1994, he moved to Las Vegas from Southern California with his wife Lolly. "There are more stories per square inch in Las Vegas than anywhere else. It has a vibe to it," Branon told the Las Vegas Sun in a February 1999 interview.
Branon was included in a 2002 article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about celebrities who live in the Las Vegas Valley.