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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>  

'''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.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>

<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><ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-310-27215-1 Publishers Weekly May 17, 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>

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>