Jeff Shear is the author of The Keys to the Kingdom which was an three-year investigation into a weapons deal between the U.S. and Japan (the FSX), published by Doubleday in 1994. He’s been a Fellow at The Center for Public Integrity, in Washington, where he contributed to the book The Buying of the Congress, published by Avon in 1998. Before that he served asstaff correspondent for National Journal, covering fiscal policy, with regular venues at the White House and Congress. His magazine writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and other national publications. He has written TV scripts for the National Geographic Channel, Discovery, and The History Channel.