James Hankins has written stories his entire life. After career detours into screenwriting and the law, he recommitted himself to writing fiction. All five of his thrillers (THE PRETTIEST ONE, SHADY CROSS, BROTHERS AND BONES, JACK OF SPADES, and DRAWN) spent time in the Kindle Top 100 and became Amazon #1 bestsellers, while THE PRETTIEST ONE reached #1 in the entire Kindle Store. SHADY CROSS received a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews gave BROTHERS a starred review and named it to their list of Best Books of 2013. Hankins lives with his wife and twin sons just north of Boston.