Jack Coughlin, a retired U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant, is the author, with Casey Kuhlman and Donald A. Davis, of the New York Times bestseller, Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper (St. Martin's), as well as seven bestselling military thrillers featuring the Marine sniper Kyle Swanson. His next book, Shock Factor: American Snipers in the War on Terror, will be published by St. Martin’s in October. He lives with his two daughters in southern California.

Praise for the Kyle Swanson Sniper series:

“Quickly paced and tightly written, this one is a definite winner for all fans of the military action thriller.” —Booklist

“Coughlin and Davis (An Act of Treason, 2011, etc.) hit the action-adventure 10-ring again.”

—Kirkus

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