Wayne Stinnett

Wayne Stinnett is an American author of sixteen novels and one non-fiction book on writing. He's also a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, as is his main character, Jesse McDermitt. Between those careers, Stinnett has worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, dive master, taxi driver, construction manager, and truck driver, among many other things. He lives on one of the Sea Islands of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and their youngest daughter. They also have three grown...See more

Wayne Stinnett is an American author of sixteen novels and one non-fiction book on writing. He's also a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, as is his main character, Jesse McDermitt. Between those careers, Stinnett has worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, dive master, taxi driver, construction manager, and truck driver, among many other things. He lives on one of the Sea Islands of the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and their youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grandchildren, two dogs and two parakeets. He grew up in Melbourne, Florida, and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. See less