John Weisman is among the select company of writers to appear on both New York Times fiction and nonfiction bestseller lists. His acclaimed CIA short stories have twice been selected for Best American Mystery Stories. A former journalist, he has worked in more than three dozen countries. His latest book, the covert war thriller Direct Action, is now an Avon paperback. His previous bestsellers Jack in the Box, which Pulitzer Prize winning author Seymour M. Hersh called "The insider's insider spy novel" and SOAR are also available as Avon paperbacks. Readers can reach him at blackops@johnweisman.com or through his website, http://www.johnweisman.com.