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L. A. Starks' first thriller has been favorably compared by reviewers and readers to books by Dick Francis, Tom Clancy, and John Grisham.
Starks was born in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up in northern Oklahoma, and now lives in Texas. She earned a chemical engineering bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from New Orleans’ Tulane University. This was followed by a finance MBA from the University of Chicago in five quarters rather than the usual six, though she did make time to play for a celebrated GSB women's intramural basketball team, the Efficient Mockettes. Working more than a decade for well-known oil companies in engineering, marketing, and finance from refineries to corporate offices prepared her to write 13 Days: the Pythagoras Conspiracy about a plot to sabotage oil refineries and the woman who must discover and stop it. Her additional published works include technical articles, expert opinion editorials, and short stories. She has prepared policy analyses of solar energy, oil shale, and superconductor applications. She currently consults on energy economics for a limited number of clients.
To read her expert opinion article, “Our Vulnerable Refineries,” published by The Dallas Morning News, click here.
Starks donates a percentage of 13 Days’ revenues to a New Orleans rebuilding fund.
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Chevron Richmond Refinery, Long Wharf
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