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Michael Gruber -LRB- born October 1 , 1940 in Brooklyn -RRB- is an author living in Seattle , Washington .. Brooklyn. Brooklyn. He attended Columbia University and received his Ph.D. in biology from the University of Miami .. Columbia University. Columbia University. University of Miami. University of Miami. He worked as a cook , a marine biologist , a speech writer , a policy advisor for the Jimmy Carter White House , and a bureaucrat for the United States Environmental Protection Agency -LRB- EPA -RRB- before becoming a novelist .. marine biologist. marine biologist. speech writer. speech writer. Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter. United States Environmental Protection Agency. United States Environmental Protection Agency. He was the ghostwriter of the popular Robert K. Tanenbaum series of Butch Karp novels starting with No Lesser Plea and ending with Resolved .. ghostwriter. ghostwriter. Robert K. Tanenbaum. Robert K. Tanenbaum. After the partnership with Tanenbaum ended , Gruber began publishing novels using his own name .. The Book of Air and Shadows became a national bestseller shortly after its release in March 2007 .