Joseph M NilandJoseph Niland was employed by the federal government in an investigative capacity for approximately twenty-seven years. He was detailed to the FBI, Counterterrorism Division, Washington, DC, and was recognized as a subject-matter expert regarding hosage events in high-risk environments by FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA (POW/MIA section), DOJ (National Security Section/Legal, US Attorney's Office), and Office of Military Commissions. He deployed to Iraq five times between 2006 and 2011, intermittently embedded with US Special Operations Forces (Green Berets) and conducted on-the-ground integrated operational human intelligence and signal intelligence development regarding hostage events. Under the umbrella of the FBI, he was utilized for operational advancement, coordination, and continuity regarding numerous hostage and murder events over a six-year span. Just Kill the Hostages is his first book of fiction and is inspired by his experiences. Read More Read Less