JC Ryan is the author of spellbinding archeological mysteries and crime-suspense thrillers. He has published twenty-six novels in five series. He holds a military degree and served as an officer in the military for seven years before a crippling back injury forced him to change careers. He returned to university, studied law, and became a lawyer, running his own private practice for more than fifteen years before he moved overseas and got the opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream of being a writer. With the knowledge and experience gained by living and working on three continents and as many careers, he amassed a wealth of knowledge and material that he uses in his fiction writing.