Jude Hardin is coauthor of the Dead Man series of adventure/horror thrillers created by Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin. His debut novel featuring Nicholas Colt — Pocket-47 — received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen wrote, “Pocket-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled…[Nicholas Colt] is a character I’m eager to follow.” And David Morrell, creator of Rambo, called the second Nicholas Colt thriller, Crosscut, “fast, fierce, and relentless.” Hardin has held down a variety of jobs — from drummer to chemical plant supervisor to freelance journalist — each of which fuels his writing. When he isn’t creating his next story, he enjoys fishing with his son. He lives in north Florida.