During his decades-long career in the world of books and publishing, Jeffrey J. Mariotte has written more than sixty novels, nearly 200 comic books and graphic novels, and dozens of short stories. He has received multiple awards for his writing, including three Scribe Awards for best original novel, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He's also a co-winner of the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He managed an independent bookstore for a decade, then opened Mysterious Galaxy, a mystery, science fiction, and fantasy specialty bookstore that is more than thirty years old and still going strong.In addition to original thrillers like Empty Rooms and the Major Crimes Squad: Phoenix trilogy, Jeffrey has been entrusted with world-famous intellectual properties including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans, Criminal Minds, Narcos, and many others. Michael Connelly, Don Winslow, T. Jefferson Parker, and other thriller luminaries have publicly praised Jeffrey's writing.Jeffrey lives in the Arizona desert with his family, pets, and a massive collection of books.