Bio: Max Ibach is working on his second novel, ?A Climb to Ecstasy.? He lives in Denver, Colorado where he writes romance novels. He has one published novel; the adventures of The Castaway, a young adult fiction novel sold by Amazon.com. This novel was published in 2000 and may now be out of print. Max Ibach also has three other novels awaiting publication: SHADOW WARRIOR: Young adult fiction. A novel involving modern day pirates in the waters of IRIAN JAYA. A tale about two fourteen-year-old boys who save the lives of twenty-five grown men when their research vessel is hijacked on the high seas. An illumination of the human spirit when you discover what the right kind of teenagers are capable of. Completed. THE SONG OF MANNHEIM: Mainstream fiction. A novel about two seventeen-year-old boys who save the lives of two women and then save a town from itself. The story of a family of serial killers who prosper for thirteen years before these two kids show up with their parents. Suspense, action, mystery and intrigue. Completed. THE CARDINAL NUMBER: Mainstream fiction. The two youngsters featured in ?The Song of Mannheim,? set about avenging the deaths of their parents. The story setting is Louisiana and the Big Bend country of southern Texas. Suspense, intrigue, action and mystery. This novel is nearly complete.