James A. Scott is the author of international spy/political thrillers. Scott began writing out of dissatisfaction with thrillers that were not thrilling. For the settings of his novels, Scott draws on twenty years of living and travel in Europe and the Far East, and service in the Pentagon involving oversight of military intelligence operations. He is a Purple Heart veteran who served in combat with the 101st Airborne Division, and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Europe. Scott is a former enlisted soldier and battalion commander. He is also a graduate of the Defense University’s National Security Management Course and earned a bachelor's degree from Morgan Sate University in Baltimore and a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. Scott lives east of the Pecos with his female partner and loveable Jack Russell pups, Bailey and Rugby. He spends his days reading, writing, and reviewing books.-Amazon