J. Todd Scott was born in rural Kentucky and attended college and law school in Virginia, where he set aside an early ambition to write to pursue a career as a federal agent. His assignments have taken him all over the U.S and the world, but a gun and badge never replaced his passion for stories and writing. When he’s not hunting down very bad men, he’s hard at work on his next book.
His debut novel, THE FAR EMPTY, was published in 2016 by Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
The sequel, HIGH WHITE SUN was released in 2018
The third book in the Chris Cherry/Big Bend series, THIS SIDE OF NIGHT, was published 2019
His Appalachian crime novel – LOST RIVER – came out June 2020.
He is represented by CK Webber of the Fuse Literary Agency.
Find Todd here at JTODDSCOTT.COM.