James Grady has published more than a dozen novels, a handful of short stories, and worked in both feature films and television. His first novel, Six Days of the Condor, was made into the classic Robert Redford movie Three Days of the Condor. Grady has been both US Senate aide and a national investigative reporter. His accolades include France's Grand Prix du Roman Noir (2001) and Italy's Raymond Chandler Medal (2003), Japan's Baku-Misu award for literature, and he was named as one of The Telegraph's 50 crime writers to read before you die. He has two children and lives with his wife inside Washington, DC's beltway.