Burn Zone by James O. Born

burn-zone.jpgATF agent Alex Duarte has stumbled across a madman driven to revenge against the U.S.  Working with other federal agents Duarte will learn the dark secret that has pushed the FBI to drastic steps as he must race to stop a disaster from which the country may not recover.

“Finely-drawn characters and a sense of realism – Field of Fire is impossible to put down.” — Mystery Scene Magazine

Field of Fire jumps Born into the ranks of the major thriller writers. Burn Zone confirms it.” — W.E.B. Griffin



jim-born.jpgJames O. Born is the author of five police thrillers from Putnam.  ESCAPE CLAUSE, was the winner of the inaugural Florida Book award for best novel in popular fiction.  His first series featured state cop Bill Tasker.  His new series features ATF agent Alex Duarte.    Born is a former U.S. Drug Agent and currently is assigned as a port security and anti-terrorist agent for the State of Florida.  Burn Zone is drawn directly from his training and experience.


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