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Coonts grew up in a West Virginia coal-mining town and earned a degree in political science at West Virginia University in 1968 . He entered the Navy the following year and flew an A-6 Intruder medium bomber during the Vietnam War . After being honorably discharged from duty in 1977, Coonts pursued a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the University Of Colorado , graduating in 1979 . He then worked as an oil and gas law for several companies, entertaining his writing interests in his free time. He published short stories in a number of publications before writing "Flight of the Intruder" A-6 Intruder (made into a movie 1991). Intruder, based in part on his experiences as a medium bomber pilot, became a best-selling novel and launched his career as a novelist. From there he continued writing adventure-mysteries using the character from his first book, Jake Grafton. He has written several other series and stand-alone novels since then, but is most notable for the Grafton books. Today Coonts continues to write, having had seventeen New York Times bestsellers (out of 20 books), and lives in Las Vegas , Nevada with his wife and son. BIBLIOGRAPHY Jake Grafton Series
Saucer Series
Deep Black Series ''with Jim DeFelice ''
Tommy Carmellini Series
''note: Tommy Carmellini also plays a big role in several of the Jake Grafton Novels:'' '' Cuba, '''Hong Kong''', '''America''', and '''Liberty''' '' Other Fiction
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