J. L. Brown is the creator of the Jade Harrington series, political thrillers which include the novels Don’t Speak, Rule of Law, and The Divide, and the short story, Few Are Chosen.

She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.

Julie earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where she is working on her next novel.