My Neighbor, the Spy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615988535)

Perhaps a late bloomer, Becky Black Powell started writing books after a career as a lawyer and nine years of homeschooling her son. She she is the author of the Max Williams Adventures Series. The series features Max Williams, a super smart kid who wants to work for the CIA, and his crack team of spies-in-training. Max uses his Aikido skills to help solve mysteries, and depends on his seventy-year old sensei, Mrs. W, for advice. Mother to a college-aged son who is a gifted Aikidoka, Powell was inspired by the tremendous positive impact his training brought to the entire family. One goal of the Max Williams books is to give back to the Aikido community by spreading the work about this beautiful martial art. Powell lives in rural Tennessee with her husband, two aged dogs - Angel, a Jack Russell Terrior, and Scout, a mixed-Lab - and a pond full of koi. When she's not working on new Max Williams books, or novels for grown-ups, she enjoys binge watching on Netflix, reading, and being outside with her dogs. She is currently working on a novel for grown-ups, The Magdalene Controversy. Powell maintains two websites with blogs, and a Facebook page. She is always available to answer reader's questions and comments. You can contact her via e-mail at contact@beckyblackpowell.com