James M. Tabor is the bestselling author of THE DEEP ZONE, BLIND DESCENT and FOREVER ON THE MOUNTAIN, and a winner of the O. Henry Award for short fiction. A former Washington, D.C., police officer and a lifelong adventure enthusiast, Tabor has written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Outside magazine, where he was a contributing editor. He wrote and hosted the PBS series "The Great Outdoors" and was co-creator and executive producer of the History Channel’s "Journey to the Center of the World." He lives in Vermont, where he is at work on his next novel.