Author Glenn P Clinger III, was born and raised in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Clinger attended Washington Irving High School and after high school opened the Riverside Health Club in 1982, which he operated for three years.

Clinger left Clarksburg in 1987 and moved to Florida to study aviation at one of the top aviation schools, Florida Institute of Technology. After his graduation from Florida Tech, he became interested in writing and wrote several speculative screenplays. In 1996, he co-wrote a television pilot that aired in Honolulu, Hawaii, titled “Camp Chaos”. 

While working on a masters degree, Clinger took an aircraft crash investigation class at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He decided to combine his love of aviation with his writing talents to develop a series of books based on crash investigations. In 2006, Clinger wrote his first book, “Flight 412”. A work of adult fiction, it provides the reader with a thrilling look into the world of aircraft crash investigation.

He followed his first book with a book based on a childhood experience and it was titled, “Life’s Little Hurdles.” This book reaches out to young adults and would be considered a Christian book. This book has been added to the collection at Southeastern University, a prominent Christian school in Florida. He chose to use a picture of Hite Field in Clarksburg for the cover.

Later, Clinger followed with “The National Conspiracy” and recently, “Festival Of Deception”. Both books are continuations of his series and combine solid characters with fast paced storylines. Clinger had this comment about his writing career.”

“It has always been my wish to provide the reader with a story that evolves and leaves them wondering at the end. I hope I can continue to provide work people will enjoy. ”

Clinger continues to write screenplays and is starting on the next book in his series. He currently resides in Easley, South Carolina with his wife Alicia.