


He still wakes up at “zero dark thirty” to write for most of the day. His extensive journey spanned the globe, including a two-year tour of duty in Japan and travel to more than twenty countries throughout Asia and the Middle East.įrom enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq as a maritime boarding officer in the Arabian Gulf, to directing aircraft bombing runs and naval gunfire strikes as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) assigned to a specialized Marine Corps unit, Steven’s “in-house” experience with a wide range of regular and elite military units brings a unique authenticity to his thrillers. He served the next eight years on active duty, traveling the world as a naval officer assigned to various Navy and Marine Corps units. Steven graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1993, receiving a bachelor of science in English literature. STEVEN KONKOLY IS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MORE THAN TWENTY THRILLER NOVELS.
