JIM BROWN is a critically acclaimed author, as well as an award-winning journalist. His novels have been published in 26 countries and have been translated into Russian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, and even Bulgarian. His first two novels 24/7 and Black Valley, published by Random House, have been optioned for film.In addition to being a full-time writer, Jim is a renowned broadcast journalist. He has worked with NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox. He has also broadcast live for CNN, been featured in a BBC documentary, and reported from inside the Oregon State Penitentiary for the execution of Jerry Lee Moore. As a crime reporter Jim has covered breaking news such as the Springfield, Oregon school shooting, the Atlanta Child Killings, the Stocking Strangler, as well as countless other criminal and court cases. As a result, he has been threatened and even shot at. But he always got the story.