Adam Gittlin is a private investment executive in New York City who has been involved with commercial real estate transactions from all sides. Gittlin received a BA in Psychology as well as an MBA in International Business, both from Syracuse University. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, The Author's Guild, and International Thriller Writers, Gittlin is the author of three previous novels: THE MEN DOWNSTAIRS, and the first two of the Jonah Gray Series, the bestselling financial thriller THE DEAL (currently being adapted for film) and THE DEAL: ABOUT FACE. The next, DEAL MASTER, is set for release on 5.3.16, and Gittlin is already hard at work on the 2017 installment. Gittlin lives in New York City with his son and long-haired Chihuahua.