JAMES SCOTT BELL is a winner of the International Thriller Writers Award and the author of numerous bestsellers, including Romeo's Rules, Romeo's Way and Romeo's Hammer (the Mike Romeo thriller series); Try Dying, Try Darkness and Try Fear (the Ty Buchanan legal thriller series); and stand-alones including Your Son Is Alive, Don't Leave Me, and Final Witness. He practiced law for several years before turning to writing full time. He lives and writes in Los Angeles.