Jody FergusonJody Ferguson has authored dozens of articles, chapters, and books from his time as an academic and as an international affairs expert. He has been published in periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal and The International Herald Tribune. He was warded the Department of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his work in the Pentagon and was a Fulbright Fellow in Moscow. Jody recently left his career as a defense contractor in order to write fiction. He has lived in East Asia and Russia, and speaks French, Japanese, and Russian. His first novel, Above the Water, is historical fiction and takes place in the Far East. He lives with his family in Austin, Texas. Read More Read Less