J.A. Jance

J.A. Jance published her first Detective Beaumont book in 1985 and hasn't looked back since. She also writes the Joanna Brady series and the Ali Reynolds series, both set in Arizona, and has written five standalone thrillers that reflect what she learned during the years when she was teaching on the Tohono O'Odham reservation west of Tucson.

Eric Van Lustbader was born and raised in Greenwich Village, where he developed an interest in art as well as in writing. Before turning to writing full time, he worked in the music business for Elektra Records and CBS Records among other companies. He is the author of more than twenty-five bestselling thrillers and two fantasy series and in 2003 he was asked by the Estate of the late Robert Ludlum to continue the series based on Jason Bourne.