James Tucker is the author of the acclaimed Buddy Lock Thrillers NEXT OF KIN (published October 2017), an Amazon Crime Fiction Bestseller, and THE HOLDOUTS (published October 2018). He has worked as an attorney at an international law firm and is currently an executive managing real estate strategy at a Fortune 50 company, where his work includes frequent travel throughout the United States. Fascinated by the crimes of those in power, he draws on these cases for his writing. He has a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and was one of four fiction writers awarded a position at a past Mentor Series at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. He has attended the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley and the Tin House Writers' Workshop in Portland, where he was mentored by author Walter Kirn. He lives near Minneapolis with his wife, the painter Megan Rye, and their family. More information at jamestuckeronline.com. Follow James Tucker on Twitter @JamesTuckerRTR