After graduating as a biochemistry engineer and a stint at the Central Intelligence Agency, Rip Gerber attended Harvard Business School, then spent twenty years as a product and marketing executive in polymers, software and artificial intelligence. Rip Gerber has started several companies, winning awards and accolades in the hi-tech industry. As an author, his first novel, PHARMA, was a best-seller in Germany, followed by KILLER VIRUS, both published by RandomHouse/Heyne. His first short story, "A Fishing Day’s Correspondence", was published in The Virginia Literary Review in 1985. His most re more...