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Tell was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was educated in Public Health and English at Columbia and Long Island universities.
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Robert Tell
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He last saw snow in 2004. In his pre-writing career, Tell held senior management positions at hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Kansas City and Detroit. He was also a health policy specialist at an urban health planning agency, and held university teaching appointments as a professor of health policy and planning.
Tell was also the owner of a human resource consulting firm specializing in the health care industry.
He sold this business in 1998 to devote himself to writing. Robert Tell"s award winning work has appeared in many periodicals.
He has a growing catalogue of published books and audiobooks including works of fiction, memoir and poetry. They are available for purchase as paperbacks and as ebooks at all on-line book retailers.
lieutenant is compelling fiction inspired by a true story.
On Christmas Eve, 1843, a woman is brutally axe murdered. "Nanobe (Harry Grouch Mystery Series #2), or Murder in the Oregon! When 6 hospital patients die mysteriously from Rapidly Progressive Dementia, Harry Grouch is hired to investigate the cause. Is it a biological accident involving a new and mysterious pathogen, or is it murder using a unique weapon, a nanobe: a tiny organism that may or may not be alive but, if living, would be the smallest form of life, 1/10 the size of the smallest known bacteria? The novel, "Thirsty Planet," is a finalist for the prestigious Montaigne Medal award for thought provoking writing.
lieutenant is currently being translated into Chinese at the request of a Chinese publisher.
In 2121, scientist Moss Leder flees across Canada one heart-pounding step ahead of his enemies. Earth is in trouble. People kill for drinking water.
Leder has a way to heal the planet. An epic battle in the ancient tunnel under the Detroit River determines Earth"s destiny.
Tell"s memoir, "Dementia Diary" describes the emotional reality of being a caregiver to a loved one with dementia, and of dealing with caregiver burnout.
lieutenant"s his best selling book Tell"s Current Catalog of Published Books also includes:
"Stradella"s Revenge," A Harry Grouch Mystery
"The Medical Director"s Divorce and other stories"
"Police Story (and other spooky story poems)"
"Sharkey"s Song, A Playful Planet of Poetry for Children".
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