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Jeffrey James Higgins is a retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, scripts, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, National Geographic, and The New York Times. He’s a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has won eighteen literary awards, including the Claymore Award, PenCraft’s Best Fiction Book of 2022, and a Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal. He has been a panelist at ThrillerFest, Killer Nashville, Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity, and other conferences. In 2021, Black Rose Writing published his first two novels, FURIOUS and UNSEEN. Discover his writing at https://JeffreyJamesHiggins.com.

FURIOUS: SAILING INTO TERROR

"A taut and suspenseful tale on the ocean." -Kirkus Reviews

"An expertly paced psychological thriller on the high seas." -Best Thrillers

" . . . the book is impossible to put down." -The Harvard Press

"An extraordinary achievement by a writer destined for greatness." -Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of the Caitlin Strong novels

"A gripping tale of a dream vacation that goes horribly wrong." -Mark Alpert, internationally bestselling author of Saint Joan of New York

"Higgins' lean, tight prose and compelling authenticity will keep you turning pages well into the night. Propulsive." -K.J. Howe, international bestselling author of Skyjack

"Definitely not for the faint of heart." -Steve Berry, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series

"Batten down the hatches; Higgins's electrifying debut is a page-turning thrill ride!" -Alan Orloff, Thriller and Derringer Award-winning author of Pray for the Innocent

"Jam packed full of adventure; it keeps the readers guessing right until the end! Unseen, Evil Lurks Among Us is a fast paced and enthralling novel." -Literary Titan

UNSEEN: EVIL LURKS AMONG US

"This high-stakes political thriller pulses with suspense, as two men navigate a series of killings in and around Washington D.C." -Independent Book Review

"A sophisticated crime thriller that simmers with menace, passion and heart." -BestThrillers.com

"Quite simply, this is a brilliant political thriller." -Artisan Book Reviews

"Unseen combines an insider's knowledge of Washington with fast action, satisfying romance, and a great big dollop of information about the Muslim Brotherhood. The result is as instructive as it is compelling." -Dr. Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum

"Narrative style is excellent... actions scenes are exemplary." -Richard Marek, editor for The Silence of the Lambs

"An often engaging novel with surprising characters." -Kirkus Reviews

"Jam packed full of adventure; it keeps the readers guessing right until the end! ... Unseen, Evil Lurks Among Us is a fast paced and enthralling novel." -Literary Titan

"Unseen Evil Lurks Among Us is a literary masterpiece. It is chock full of suspense, romance, and drama, with interesting character development. This is the ultimate page turner. I could not put it down." -Sarah N. Stern, founder/president, The Endowment for Middle East Truth

Currently pitching THE FOREVER GAME

Special Agent Adam Locke quits DEA and joins his brother’s artificial intelligence company so he can care for his dying girlfriend, but when his brother is killed in a suspicious accident, Adam discovers life-saving technology can be also deadly. It’s Altered Carbon meets Man on Fire.

Being a special agent meant everything to Adam, but when his girlfriend is diagnosed with cancer, he resigns to be closer to home. He takes a job at his brother’s AI start-up and works for an eccentric billionaire on Cuttyhunk Island, a tiny community near Cape Cod. Forever Technology promises artificial intelligence will extend life, but after a scientist falls off a cliff and Adam’s brother dies in an explosion, Adam believes someone is killing to protect the priceless innovation. The Forever Game examines the philosophical issues that arise when artificial intelligence can cure disease, download minds, and offer eternal life. It explores the nature of consciousness and what it means to be human. The clock is ticking as Adam fights to use the technology to save his girlfriend and to prove his brother was murdered before the killer can escape with the world’s most valuable scientific discovery.

FURIOUS: SAILING INTO TEROR

UNSEEN: EVIL LURKS AMONG US

AWARDS

2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award Overall Winner (Shaking)
2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award Best Mystery Winner (Shaking)
2022 Emerging Writers Suspense Screenplay Competition Quarter-Finalist (Furious script)
2022 Imadjinn Award for Best Thriller Novel Winner (Furious)
2022 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Quarter-Finalist (Furious script)
2022 Virtual Pitchfest Hotlist Second Place (Furious script)
2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Best Suspense Finalist (Furious)
2022 Killer Nashville Sliver Falchion Award Best Thriller Finalist (Furious)
2022 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Readers’ Choice Finalist (Furious)
2022 Filmmatic Awards Semi-Finalist: Drama Screenplay Award (Furious script)
2022 Killer Nashville Clamore Award Finalist: Best Mystery (Shaking)
2022 Imadjinn Awards Winner: Best Thriller Novel (Furious)
2022 Imadjinn Awards Finalist: Best Short Story (The Interrogation)
2021 American Book Fest Best Thriller/Adventure Book Award Winner (Furious)
2021 Best Thriller Book Awards Finalist (Furious)
2021 PenCraft Book Awards Best Fiction Book of the Year (Furious)
2021 PenCraft Book Awards 2nd Place Winner (Fiction-Thriller-Terrorist) (Unseen)
2021 Literary Titan Book Awards Gold Award Winner (Unseen)
2021 Readers’ Favorite Award Contest Gold Medal (Fiction-Thriller-Medical) (Furious)
2021 Cinematic Short Story Writing Competition Quarterfinalist (The Interrogation)
2019 Most Cinematic Book Competition Quarterfinalist (Furious)
2018 Adelaide Literary Award Anthology Essays (My Grandfather’s Eyes)

THE FOREVER GAME (Near-Future Thriller): Special Agent Adam Locke quits DEA and joins his brother’s artificial intelligence company so he can care for his dying girlfriend, but when his brother is killed in a suspicious accident, Adam discovers life-saving technology can be also deadly. It’s Altered Carbon meets Man on Fire.

THE FLUTTERING (Psychological Thriller): Mattie Brown is heavily medicated, wheelchair bound, and trying to recover from a car accident, but when her fiancé leaves her alone in their new eighteenth-century home and strange things happen, she can’t tell if she’s losing her mind, experiencing paranormal activity, or in mortal danger. It’s The Woman in the Window meets Paranormal Activity.

THE HAVANA SYNDROME (International Thriller): FBI Agent Nathan Burke’s estranged wife is stricken with Havana Syndrome, and when he’s forced to run a rogue investigation to protect her, he uncovers an international conspiracy involving assassination, espionage, and treachery that could destroy the country. It’s Spy Game meets Three Days of the Condor.