JUSTIN SCOTT has written more than thirty thrillers, historicals, and mystery novels, including The Shipkiller, Normandie Triangle, and The Empty Eye of the Sea. With many books set at sea, he has been called "the Dick Francis of yachting."His main pen name is PAUL GARRISON under which he has written five modern sea thrillers including Fire and Ice, Red Sky At Morning, Sea Hunter, The Ripple Effect, and the Paul Janson series based on a Robert Ludlum character (The Janson Command and The Janson Option).Scott created the Ben Abbott detective series (HardScape, StoneDust, FrostLine, McMansion, and Mausoleum) and was twice nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America.He collaborates with Clive Cussler on the Isaac Bell series (The Wrecker, The Spy, The Race, The Thief, The Striker, The Bootlegger, and The Assassin.) He lives in Connecticut with his wife, filmmaker Amber Edwards.