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'''Don Brown''', born June 3, 1960 in Plymouth, North Carolina, <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_North_Carolina#Notable_people Notable People from Plymouth, NC] </ref>is an American novelist, former US Navy JAG Officer, and author of military and legal fiction. <ref> [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/90000327/Don_Brown/index.aspx HarperCollins Author Biography]</ref> Brown is the author of six published novels, all published by Zondervan Publishing Company and its parent company, HarperCollins. Brown is perhaps best known for his bestselling novel, ''Treason'', released by Zondervan Publishing Company in 2005. Some critics have said that ''Treason'', a novel which explored the dangers of radical Islamic infiltration into the United States Military, predicted the Fort Hood terrorist shooting in November of 2009. ''Treason'', along with two other of Brown’s Novels, ''Hostage'' and ''Defiance'', was named as among the fifty best legal novels for lawyers and laymen by onlineuniversities.com.<ref> [http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/05/50-best-legal-novels-for-both-lawyers-and-laymen/ Online Universities Ranking of 50 Legal Novels for Lawyers and Laymen, May 26,2010]</ref> A Washington County, North Carolina native, Brown received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill_alumni UNC Chapel Hill Notable Alumni]</ref>and received a Juris Doctor degree from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Adrian_Wiggins_School_of_Law#Notable_alumni Notable Alumni of Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law]</ref> Brown continued his studies at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, earning the Navy's nonresident certificate in International Law. Mr. Brown spent five years in the U.S. Navy as an officer in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]] (JAG). During that time, he served with the U.S. Attorney, served in the Pentagon, and was published in the Naval Law Review. He was also a recipient of the Navy Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.<ref> [http://donbrownbooks.com/about-don-brown/ Official Biography Author Website]</ref> Brown is author of Zondervan's [[Navy Justice Series]]: including ''Treason'' (2005), ''Hostage'' (2005),<ref>[http://www.enctoday.com/articles/brown-2357-book-military.html ENC Today Article November 10, 2005]</ref> ''Defiance'' (2006), and ''Black Sea Affair'', released in 2008.<ref>[http://library2.barton.edu/libraryinformation/friendsarchive.asp#2007 Barton College Hackney Library Guest Lecturers 2007]</ref> His fifth novel, ''Malacca Conspiracy'', a novel in which radical Islamic terrorists launch attacks against oil tankers in the Malacca Straights, was released in 2010.<ref>[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fb20100822a1.html Japan Times Article, August 22, 2010]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.hookelenews.com/author-donates-autographed-books-to-reuben-james-sailors/ Pearl Harbor-Hickam AFB News,July 8,2011]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/christian-fiction-in-san-francisco/suspense-sunday-a-book-about-oil-islam-and-power-review-of-the-malacca-conspiracy-by-don-brown San Francisco Examiner Article on Malacca Conspiracy by Don Brown, September 5, 2010]</ref>
Brown's sixth novel, ''Thunder in the Morning Calm'', a novel that explores the question of whether American servicemen who were listed as MIAs may still be alive in North Korea from the [[Korean War]], was released in the summer of 2011.<ref>[http://readinglifeobs.blogspot.com/2011/06/four-new-books-from-nc-authors.html Charlotte Observer Literary Blogspot, June 14, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/arts_entertainment/2011/07/charlotte-author-signs-books-for-navy-crew/ Charlotte Weekly Article, July 21, 2011]</ref>
''Thunder in the Morning Calm'' was the first novel released in Zondervan's [[Pacific Rim Series]], and Brown has stated in interviews that he penned the novel in part to bring attention to the issue of Americans left behind in North Korean prison camps at the end of the [[Korean War]].<ref>[http://www.meetinghouseonline.info/download/BrownDonSeptember1411.mp3 Don Brown interview with Bob Crittenden on “The Meeting House,” Faith Radio Network, Montgomery, Alabama, September 14, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.familyfiction.com/magazines/2011/nov-dec/pageflip.aspx Family Fiction Magazine -- Heroism and Heartache; Three Authors Who Write Military Fiction by Rel Mollet -- November, December 2011]</ref> Brown makes the claim that the United States left more than 900 Americans behind in North Korean Prison camps at the end of the Korean War, although the government at the time denied that any American had been left behind there. <ref>[http://altongansky.typepad.com/writersconferences/2012/07/i-interview-novelistattorney-don-brown.html Don Brown interview with Alton Gansky, July 7, 2012] </ref>
Brown's seventh novel, entitled ''Fire of the Raging Dragon'', is set for release through HarperCollins publishers in November of 2012.<ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Fire-Raging-Dragon-Don-Brown/?isbn=9780310330158 HarperCollins Publishers Authortracker]</ref>
==Published works==
'''Navy Justice series'''
#''Treason'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2005)ISBN 0310259339
#''Hostage'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2006)ISBN 0310259347
#''Treason - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2006)ISBN 0786291702
#''Defiance'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2007)ISBN 0310272130
#''Black Sea Affair'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2007)ISBN 0310272149
#''Hostage - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2007)ISBN 9780786292967
#''Defiance - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2008)ISBN 9781410406644
#''Treason - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001THVZPC
#''Hostage - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001TJLCXK
#''Defiance - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001TJLCYE
#''Black Sea Affair - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)[[ASIN]]
#''Malacca Conspiracy'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)ISBN 0310272157 B003AOVPI4
#''Malacca Conspiracy - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)[[ASIN]] B00416U6BC
#''Treason/Hostage Compilation'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)ISBN 9780310329749
'''Pacific Rim series'''
#''Thunder in the Morning Calm'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2011)ISBN 0310330149
#''Thunder in the Morning Calm - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2011)[[ASIN]] B005G3XHXS
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.donbrownbooks.com/ Don Brown Official Website]
<ref>[http://www.hookelenews.com/author-donates-autographed-books-to-reuben-james-sailors/ Pearl Harbor-Hickam AFB News,July 8,2011]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/christian-fiction-in-san-francisco/suspense-sunday-a-book-about-oil-islam-and-power-review-of-the-malacca-conspiracy-by-don-brown San Francisco Examiner Article on Malacca Conspiracy by Don Brown, September 5, 2010]</ref>
Brown's sixth novel, ''Thunder in the Morning Calm'', a novel that explores the question of whether American servicemen who were listed as MIAs may still be alive in North Korea from the [[Korean War]], was released in the summer of 2011.<ref>[http://readinglifeobs.blogspot.com/2011/06/four-new-books-from-nc-authors.html Charlotte Observer Literary Blogspot, June 14, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/arts_entertainment/2011/07/charlotte-author-signs-books-for-navy-crew/ Charlotte Weekly Article, July 21, 2011]</ref>
''Thunder in the Morning Calm'' was the first novel released in Zondervan's [[Pacific Rim Series]], and Brown has stated in interviews that he penned the novel in part to bring attention to the issue of Americans left behind in North Korean prison camps at the end of the [[Korean War]].<ref>[http://www.meetinghouseonline.info/download/BrownDonSeptember1411.mp3 Don Brown interview with Bob Crittenden on “The Meeting House,” Faith Radio Network, Montgomery, Alabama, September 14, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.familyfiction.com/magazines/2011/nov-dec/pageflip.aspx Family Fiction Magazine -- Heroism and Heartache; Three Authors Who Write Military Fiction by Rel Mollet -- November, December 2011]</ref> Brown makes the claim that the United States left more than 900 Americans behind in North Korean Prison camps at the end of the Korean War, although the government at the time denied that any American had been left behind there. <ref>[http://altongansky.typepad.com/writersconferences/2012/07/i-interview-novelistattorney-don-brown.html Don Brown interview with Alton Gansky, July 7, 2012] </ref>
Brown's seventh novel, entitled ''Fire of the Raging Dragon'', is set for release through HarperCollins publishers in November of 2012.<ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Fire-Raging-Dragon-Don-Brown/?isbn=9780310330158 HarperCollins Publishers Authortracker]</ref>
==Published works==
'''Navy Justice series'''
#''Treason'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2005)ISBN 0310259339
#''Hostage'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2006)ISBN 0310259347
#''Treason - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2006)ISBN 0786291702
#''Defiance'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2007)ISBN 0310272130
#''Black Sea Affair'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2007)ISBN 0310272149
#''Hostage - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2007)ISBN 9780786292967
#''Defiance - Large Print Hard Cover'' (Thorndike Press, 2008)ISBN 9781410406644
#''Treason - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001THVZPC
#''Hostage - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001TJLCXK
#''Defiance - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2009)[[ASIN]] B001TJLCYE
#''Black Sea Affair - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)[[ASIN]]
#''Malacca Conspiracy'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)ISBN 0310272157 B003AOVPI4
#''Malacca Conspiracy - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)[[ASIN]] B00416U6BC
#''Treason/Hostage Compilation'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2010)ISBN 9780310329749
'''Pacific Rim series'''
#''Thunder in the Morning Calm'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2011)ISBN 0310330149
#''Thunder in the Morning Calm - Audiobook'' (Zondervan Publishing, 2011)[[ASIN]] B005G3XHXS
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.donbrownbooks.com/ Don Brown Official Website]