Gayle LyndsGayle Lynds is the bestselling author of several thrillers including Masquerade and The Coil. With Robert Ludlum, she authored three of the bestselling Covert-One novels: The Hades Factor, The Paris Option and The Altman Code. Before becoming a full-ime novelist, she had a varied career including stints as a journalist, an editor, and a military think tank where she held a Top Secret clearance. She recently co-founded the International Thriller Writers (ITW). She lives in Santa Barbara, California. Read More Read Less