Born in New York City , [b]Jim DeFelice[/b] grew up in the city and surrounding area . He lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York State . After working his way through college as a young reporter, Jim became an award-winning journalist, political columnist, and editor before leaving to write books full time. His first published technothriller, [i]Coyote Bird[/i] (St. Martin's Press, 1992) won critical acclaim for its portrayal of humanity vs. technology, as well as its sizzling aerial battle scenes. In more than three dozen military and technothrillers, and his first military history [i]Rangers at Dieppe[/i], Jim has explored the effects of war, politics, terrorism and technology on ordinary soldiers and civilians. Taking his readers around the world, Jim has set his novels in such far-flung places as India and Pakistan ([i]War Breaker[/i]), Cuba ([i]Havana Strike[/i]), Peru, North Korea, Paris and Istanbul ([i]Deep Black[/i] series), the Vatican in Rome ([i]Rogue Warrior: Holy Terror[/i]), the Middle East ([i]Leopards Kill[/i]), and back in time to World War II-era Britain and France ([i]Rangers in Dieppe[/i]). His books have been translated and published around the world, from Italy and the Czech Republic to China, Korea and Japan.