Avra­ham Azrieli is the author of eight nov­els and two non­fic­tion books. He grew up in Israel, served as an intel­li­gence offi­cer, earned a law degree and clerked for the Israeli Supreme Court. He lat­er grad­u­at­ed from Colum­bia Law School and tried many cas­es before turn­ing to writ­ing. He lives in Mary­land with his wife and four children.