Biography of Author James A. Martin

Author James A. Martin was raised on a dairy farm in southern Michigan. He joined the Eaton County Sheriff Department in Charlotte Michigan in July 1974. In 1999 James A. Martin retired from the Sheriff Department to begin work as an Independent Contractor. James signed a contract with an American company. That contract took James Martin to East Timor where he worked with the United Nations for five years.

Upon completion of the East Timor mission James returned to the United States for a few months before signing a contract with a different American company. The following three years Martin served three tours of duty in Iraq. James is currently serving as an instructor teaching others to go to war and do what he has done in his past.

Author James A. Martin has three books in print. His latest is Guns for Hire, Red Zone Run: Mosul, which is a fictional story about a personal security officer stationed in Iraq. This is the first book in the Guns for Hire series. James A. Martin's first book was Shades of Gray. He also wrote Code-Name: White Buffalo, which describe experiences in Timor. Author James A. Martin is currently working on his next book in the Guns for Hire series.