James O. Born

James O. Born is the award-winning author of five police thrillers and a number of short stories. He is a recipient of the Florida Book Award. In 2009 he won the Barry Award at the international conference of mystery writers. He was also named as one of the 21 Most Intriguing Floridians by Florida Monthly Magazine.

Under the pen name James O’Neal, he has written two near future thrillers that have received critical praise. The Human Disguise and The Double Human are published by TOR. They are a fusion of police procedural and urban fantasy.

Jim teaches writing and speaks at conferences around the country.