Gene Koon is an American author and former broadcast video director, best known for his debut thriller novel, ANOTHER TRY. Before transitioning to writing, Gene had a distinguished career in television, culminating in directing the Yugoslavian war crime trials for the United Nations in The Hague, Netherlands. His extensive media experience includes working with national and international documentary crews, traveling globally from the depths of the Amazon jungle to the Arctic Circle. Throughout his career, Koon interviewed influential figures such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and international leaders like Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, American hostage Terry Anderson, and astronauts Alan Shepard and Buzz Aldrin. In ANOTHER TRY, Koon introduces readers to Garris Kelley, a covert CIA operative whose identity is exposed by President Cahill on social media after eliminating a drug cartel kingpin. The novel follows Kelley as he navigates the complexities of his newfound fame and the dangers that come with it, including a mass shooting on Portland's metro-transit train, the Max, and a cartel seeking revenge. Teaming up with FBI agent Gayle Wilson, Kelley becomes entangled in a billionaire winemaker's game while searching for a missing colleague linked to a malicious militia. Currently residing in Oregon, Koon balances his love for airplanes, wine, coffee, and riding his Dutch bike, not necessarily in that order