Meet R.K. Underwood: Your Next Favorite Thriller Author

R.K. Underwood and Double Vision protagonist Alex Lombard share some similarities.

Underwood is a director and cinematographer and is on the faculty of San Diego State University where he lectures on advanced filmmaking and cinematography.

His films have won top awards in The London Director Awards, Sydney International Film Festival, and Angeles Documentaries. His screenplays have won the HG Wells Silver Award and the Climax Critics' Award and have been honored at the Stockholm Short Festival.

He is the author of the comprehensive non-fiction book Roll! Shooting TV News published by Focal Press chronicling the adventures of 19 of the world's top television photojournalists.

More specific to the world of Double Vision, Underwood filmed projects for the Navy’s SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center) and maintains close ties with current and retired Navy SEALs who have advised on the novel.

Home is Liberty Station; a renovated neighborhood created from a historic Naval Training Center on San Diego Bay. Coffee shops, restaurants and wine bars are all within easy walking distance for the often-needed diversion.on from writing.

Early Influences

• Steve Berry - Cotton Malone Series

• James Rollins - Sigma Force Novels

• Dan Brown - Robert Langdon Novels