James Bruno is the author of four bestselling books. He has been featured on NBC's Today Show, CNN, Fox News, SiriusXM Radio, in The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Huffington Post, and other national and international media. His thrillers PERMANENT INTERESTS and CHASM have been Amazon Kindle Bestsellers, attaining #1 in Political Fiction and #1 in Spy Stories. His spy thriller HAVANA QUEEN was denounced by the Castro propaganda machine. THE FOREIGN CIRCUS, a book of satirical essays on U.S. foreign policy, was an Amazon bestseller in Political Humor and Diplomacy. Mr. Bruno is a contributor to POLITICO Magazine and an instructor at ThrillerFest. He recently appeared on CNN's "The Hunt" with John Walsh in connection with a mass murder case.

Mr. Bruno served as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State for twenty-three years and currently is a member of the Diplomatic Readiness Reserve. His assignments have included Cuba, Guantanamo Naval Base (as liaison with the Cuban military), Pakistan/Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Washington, DC. He has spent ample time at the White House and has served in a Secret Service presidential protection detail overseas. He also knows the Pentagon, CIA and other foreign affairs agencies well.

Based on his experiences, James Bruno's novels possess an authenticity rarely matched in the political thriller genre. His political commentary in POLITICO, Fox News, SiriusXM Radio and foreign media has won national and international attention. If you like taut, suspense-filled thrillers written by someone who has actually been at the center of the action, read James Bruno's books. You will not be disappointed!