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John F Zur is a retired engineer with 40 years of high-tech experience who brings a data-driven perspective to speculative fiction.

DIVIDED WE STAND: The Red & Blue Republics is his debut novel—a multi-generational family saga exploring political division, AI ethics, and what it means to stay connected when everything pulls us apart.

When he's not writing, John enjoys astrophotography, creating pyrography art, and long walks with his intelligent Papillon and sweet granddaughter Jaslan.

He lives in New Jersey with his fiancée. ...more

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Presumed Guilty (Kindle County #13; Presumed Innocent #3)

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