Background
James O. Born was born in 1961 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
2011
Born was awarded the Lifesaving Medal directly from the Governor of Florida after he jumped into a canal at night to rescue a little girl who had been thrown from a wrecked vehicle.
2014
James O. Born is being interviewed on television.
2014
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law and a popular author.
2017
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
James O. Born in Moscow.
2018
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
James O. Born met some of his fans.
James O. Born
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law enforcement and a technical advisor to bestselling author Elmore Leonard.
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law and a popular author.
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law and a popular author.
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law and a popular author.
James O. Born is a special agent for the Florida Department of law and a popular author.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Born studied at Florida State University.
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Born went to graduate school at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Born's third novel, Escape Clause, won the inaugural Florida Book Award for Best Novel.
Born was awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, which is the highest decoration for bravery exhibited by public safety officers in the United States.
(State police officer Bill Tasker faces the toughest case ...)
State police officer Bill Tasker faces the toughest case of his career when he is framed for a crime involving more than a million dollars of stolen money, a corrupt FBI agent, and a murdered key witness.
https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Money-Billy-Tasker-Mystery/dp/0425199614/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Since returning from Bosnia, ATF agent Alex "Rocket" Duar...)
Since returning from Bosnia, ATF agent Alex "Rocket" Duarte has been slowly reacclimating to life in South Florida. But when a gunrunner's car explodes, Duarte's life kicks into high gear in a high-profile hunt for what appears to be a serial bomber. Teamed up with a lawyer from the Department of Justice who herself is looking into possibly related bombings in Virginia and Seattle, Duarte crisscrosses the country, following the bomber and hoping to anticipate his next move, but as he peels away the layers of deception, the lines between friends and enemies begin to blur-and the results are explosive.
https://www.amazon.com/Field-Fire-Alex-Duarte-Book-ebook/dp/B00NJ0F1JI/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(Two years after being tossed from the detective bureau fo...)
Two years after being tossed from the detective bureau for using questionable tactics while catching a child molester, deputy Tim Hallett's life is finally on track. Assigned to a special K-9 unit with the best partner in the world, a Belgian Malinois named Rocky, Hallett has finally learned to balance police work with his family life. But that all changes in the heat of a Florida sugarcane field. While searching for a kidnapper, Rocky locks onto the scent of a predator, unlike anyone, has ever seen. Or have they?
https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Murder-Novel-James-Born-ebook/dp/B00NKB9RR8/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin do...)
Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is, until they start playing a strangely intense game of make-believe - a game that's about to go too far.
https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Make-Believe-BookShots-James-Patterson-ebook/dp/B01C37XFG8/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(A Navy SEAL dropout will break every rule to expose the t...)
A Navy SEAL dropout will break every rule to expose the truth - even if it means destroying the people he loves. Mitchum is back. His brother's been charged with murder. Nathaniel swears he didn't kill anyone, but word on the street is that he was involved with the victim's wife. Now, Mitchum will do anything to get even... no matter what the cost.
https://www.amazon.com/Malicious-Mitchum-Kindle-Single-BookShots-ebook/dp/B01HMRF5DA/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(When his beloved cousin is kidnapped, a small-town privat...)
When his beloved cousin is kidnapped, a small-town private eye and would-be Navy SEAL uncovers a government conspiracy that forces him to use every lethal skill he's learned. Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial investigator, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll do whatever it takes to track her down - but nothing is what it seems.
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Mitchum-Kindle-Single-BookShots-ebook/dp/B01F1UD5QY/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready to esc...)
Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready to escape New York for a vacation in Maine-but a shocking scene deep in the woods reveals a dark world of drugs and murder. Haunted by guilt and shame, Michael Bennett is living with a father's worst nightmare. Reeling from a crisis that would destroy lesser families, the Bennetts escape New York for a much-needed vacation. But it turns out the brochures don't tell the full story; the seemingly perfect community has a deadly vice.
https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Michael-Bennett-Book-10-ebook/dp/B01N4JZ9YR/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(On Thanksgiving Day, a mysterious attacker strikes New Yo...)
On Thanksgiving Day, a mysterious attacker strikes New York's parade-and it's up to Michael Bennett to hunt them down. Michael Bennett, be grateful you're alive. Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it "holiday terror" - Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on...
https://www.amazon.com/Manhunt-Michael-Bennett-Story-BookShots/dp/0316473499/?tag=2022091-20
2017
(Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two l...)
Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two lethal cartels fighting for New York City's multi-million-dollar opioid trade. And they know where Bennett, and his family, live. An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a setup. An officer is taken down - and, despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Michael Bennett. New York's top cop is not the only one at risk. One of Bennett's children sustains a mysterious injury. And a series of murders follows, each with a distinct signature, alerting Bennett to the presence of a professional killer with a flair for disguise.
https://www.amazon.com/Ambush-Michael-Bennett-Book-11-ebook/dp/B079L52TTB/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in...)
The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. The two strikes a deal. Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet investigator with family worries of his own. Just one father helping another. The detective leaps into the case and sources lead him to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation - and also to the mayor's missing daughter, Natalie, a twenty-one-year-old computer prodigy.
https://www.amazon.com/Blindside-Michael-Bennett-Book-12-ebook/dp/B07SJRYDDH/?tag=2022091-20
2020
(After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes...)
After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes his small town's unofficial private eye. But his investigation skills are put to the test when he must find his missing teenage cousin - and uncovers a government conspiracy in the process.
https://www.amazon.com/River-Murders-James-Patterson-ebook/dp/B07RTV9N8T/?tag=2022091-20
2020
(Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off a...)
Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off against an international crime ring looking to seize control of America's most vibrant city, Miami. The city of Miami is Detective Tom Moon's back yard. He's always kept it local, attending the University of Miami on a football scholarship, and, as a Miami PD officer, protecting the city's most vulnerable. Now, as the new leader of an FBI task force called "Operation Guardian," it's his mission to combat international crime.
https://www.amazon.com/Lost-James-Patterson-ebook/dp/B07Y82FGFQ/?tag=2022091-20
2020
James O. Born was born in 1961 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Born attended Florida State University and then went to graduate school at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Born started his career with the United States Marshals Service and transferred within the United States Department of Justice to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He worked as a Special Agent for the DEA in South Florida until 1990.
When James Born worked as an agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, he whiled away many long, uneventful hours of surveillance work reading novels by Tom Clancy and W.E.B. Griffin. When he was asked by crime fiction icon, the late Elmore Leonard, to provide technical advice on police issues, Born was bitten by the writing bug and decided to pen his own stories – tales that would capture the real-life element of police work.
Fourteen years later, Born is the award-winning author of five books he describes as “realistic police novels – not like the crap you see on TV.” His books give readers an up-close-and-personal look at police work, from the inside jokes to the moments of gut-clenching fear that come with the territory.
Born’s first novel, Walking Money, marked the debut of Bill Tasker, a state cop who becomes entangled in a complex web of embezzlement and double-crossing that puts him at odds with the FBI. Publisher’s Weekly praised the book as “a terrific debut…Born’s been there, and it shows.” Tasker reappears in Born’s next two books, Shock Wave and Escape Clause, where he goes on the hunt for a stolen stinger missile and investigates some shady doings at a Florida state prison. Born’s fourth novel, Field of Fire introduces readers to ATF agent Alex Duarte. Born’s editor liked the more serious Duarte character, so Born featured him again in his fifth book, Burn Zone.
Born’s next novel was perhaps his most unusual. Human Disguise, released in 2009, was such a departure from his other works that Born decided to go with a new publisher (TOR) and a new pen-name: James O’Neal. “I didn’t want people to be confused thinking this book was like my others,” Born explains. “I’m really excited about it because it’s so different.”
A near-future sci-fi police story, Human Disguise is set in a post-apocalyptic Florida where Tom Wilmer, a lone detective, finds himself pitted against an ancient alien menace. The book took Born a year to write. His inspiration came from his experiences working for the government and from his Florida roots. “As a native Floridian, I love to think about where the state’s been and where it’s going,” Born says. According to Publisher’s Weekly “…his (Born’s) self-assured, hard-edged writing style, solid characters, and wildly entertaining thriller plot will keep readers enthralled."
A sequel, The Double Human, hit bookstores in 2010. Here, Tom Wilmer returns to go undercover in search of a serial killer, unlike anything he’s ever encountered. Known as “The Vampire,” this killer is not human...and neither are his victims. Kirkus Review named The Double Human to its list of “Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2010," and USA Today Bestselling Author David Hagberg compared the book to the George Orwell classic, 1984.
(State police officer Bill Tasker faces the toughest case ...)
2004(When his beloved cousin is kidnapped, a small-town privat...)
2017(Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready to esc...)
2017(Two years after being tossed from the detective bureau fo...)
2015(Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off a...)
2020(Only Detective Michael Bennett stands in the way of two l...)
2018(Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin do...)
2016(On Thanksgiving Day, a mysterious attacker strikes New Yo...)
2017(Since returning from Bosnia, ATF agent Alex "Rocket" Duar...)
2014(A Navy SEAL dropout will break every rule to expose the t...)
2017(After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes...)
2020(The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing and in...)
2020
Quotations:
“My goal never was to be wealthy. If people read my books and respond to them, that’s what makes me happy.”
"The biggest thrill is when readers say they loved my book. That's the god's honest truth. Don't get me wrong - the money is a nice side benefit."
"I was always interested in writing. In college, someone had to give a speech. They said I was good at turning a phrase, (and asked me to) write this speech for them. They offered me a free trip to Gainesville because that's where they had to give the speech. So I thought, OK. I went and had a wild time. So then I write a story about it, for no reason - I felt compelled to write about it. I wrote it for my friends, and they all loved it. That was the first thing I wrote. And you know, the school gets in the way and you don't think about being a writer. I graduate and one thing leads to another. I end up years later as a DEA agent. And I had my view of police work formed by books and TV - like almost every cop does, but they won't admit it. I landed the most exciting job in the federal government: the DEA agent. The reality is, it's nothing like what you expect. Not a lot of paperwork, but it's a lot of surveillance. You watch a house for three days. You rotate with other guys. And nothing ever happens! It's boring."
Born is a writer who enjoys everything about the process. He even claims to be “one of the few writers who like having deadlines.” And when he isn’t trying to beat those deadlines, Born enjoys reading, teaching at writer’s conferences, windsurfing, kayaking, scuba diving, running, and sharing time with his family.
Born currently lives in suburban Palm Beach County with his wife Donna, and two children, John and Emily.