Jerry Tinsley
When David Bareiss published his latest novel, Sixth Coin, in April of 2024, the sixth in his exciting air, land, and sea adventure series, ideas for his seventh book were already germinating in his fertile imagination. While the premise of his first novel, First Frigate, was put on paper 40 years ago as a young and adventurous David was killing time between mechanical engineering jobs, it was not until he moved to Sonoita, Ariz., several years following retirement that he discovered how to become a published author through CreateSpace, the forerunner of Kindle Direct Publishing.
After moving to Quail Creek in 2021 and becoming active in the QC Writers and Poets Club, David was part of a small group of club members who investigated the best way to self-publish their writings. Since First Frigate went into print on amazon.com and Kindle e-editions in 2022, David has added Second Asset, Third Trade, Fourth Student, Fifth Ledger, and now Sixth Coin to his continuing adventure series, making him (as far as we know) the “most prolific novelist in Quail Creek.” Each book is a free-standing novel with an ever-expanding cast of characters who help the very likable, heroic protagonists Jerry and Hassan Cummings develop their Miami sea and air travel business, guiding tourists through the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
Naturally, they run into some bad guys in every harrowing escapade, but their technical expertise and naval and piloting skills, plus their many helpful contacts in government, business, and academia, pull them through each close call. David is the first to admit that a steady diet of white-hatted cowboy heroes in 1950s radio and early television influenced his storytelling, which features good overcoming evil.
David grew up in Palmer, Mass., with two older brothers who had pilot’s licenses, and one also owned a sailboat. He says he never remembers a time when he did not want to become a pilot, with many model airplanes hanging from his bedroom ceiling. He achieved that dream through Army ROTC at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), serving as a pilot on some of the last Army fixed-wing aircraft, Birddogs, Otters, Beavers, as well as helicopters, in the 1960s. Leaving the active military after six years, he put his WPI degree to use as an engineer for a manufacturer of fossil-fired and nuclear power plants. He was a pioneer in software development in the 1970s and continues to put his considerable computer skills to good use as webmaster of the QC Writers and Poets Club and in helping other local writers publish. He is also an accomplished sailor.
After 47 years working together in several business ventures, his wife Marian fits naturally as David’s editor and best critic. All of David’s books are available in the QC Library in the Local Authors section or from Amazon or Kindle. More information may be obtained from David’s website BooksByBareiss.com.