I've been an Air Force intelligence officer, information technology manager, computer-game artist, set designer and Jeopardy! contestant, and am now an emergency management specialist. I've had training in architectural rendering, terrorist incident response and maritime archaeology, but not all at the same time. My Facebook author page (www.facebook.com/Lance.Charnes.Author) features spies, archaeology and art crime.

I'm the author of the international thriller DOHA 12, the near-future thriller SOUTH, the DeWitt Agency Files series of international art-crime novels, and the DeWitt Agency Adventures series of action trillers. All are available in trade paperback and digital editions.