James O. Born

James O. Born is the author of five police thrillers from Putnam. Escape Clause, was the winner of the inaugural Florida Book award for best novel in popular fiction. His first series featured state cop Bill Tasker. His new series features ATF agent Alex Duarte.

Born is a former U.S. Drug Agent and currently is assigned as a port security and anti-terrorist agent for the State of Florida. Burn Zone is drawn directly from his training and experience.