Michael Vandor is the author of Line of Succession - The Price of Power, a political thriller covering the rise of U.S. Senator Kathleen Canfield to the White House during a time of world crisis. Michael is a former political aide with experience at all levels of government, federal, state, county, and municipal. He brings his insight from those experiences to his writing. During his research for Line of Succession, Michael travelled to the Balkans during the ethnic war there, and this book reflects much of what he saw and experienced during his visit. Michael lives in Carlsbad, California with his wife Lina, and daughter Marie. Line of Succession is his first novel.