Michael J. Merry was educated at the Royal Liberty School, Essex, United Kingdom. He trained as a Telecommunications Instructor with ITT in London, and in 1959 was transferred to the Republic of Panama. In 1964 he became Assistant Manager of ITT Standard Electric (Caribbean). On the evening of October 10th 1968 the Panama National Guard revolted and overthrew the elected Government. That night Merry drove the escape vehicle with the President and three of Ministers of State out of the Republic to safety in the Canal Zone. By that time military patrols were searching the City for President Arias and his Cabinet members. With the country's leaders and a cache of automatic weapons in his vehicle, Merry avoided the searchers and drove through the military blockade to the Panama Canal Zone where a headquarters had been prepared for the Government in exile. Because the Canal Zone authorities would not allow the weapons to remain in its territory, Merry was obliged to drive back to into Panama City, bluffing his way through the National Guard border blockade and roving patrols to safety.

Seven books written.
"Galleon" (Amazon published 2017)awarded prize for Fiction Adventure in 2017 by Mill City Press