Mark Henshaw is the author of “Red Cell” (Touchstone), his debut thriller that follows two CIA agents as they race to stop a secret Chinese weapon that threatens to provoke a world war.

“Red Cell is as smart as it is exciting, a thriller that makes you think from the edge of your seat. Mark Henshaw’s unique perspective from the inside makes it all feel terrifyingly real.” —Howard Gordon, co-creator of Homeland and author of Hard Target

 

Henshaw is a graduate of Brigham Young University and a decorated CIA analyst with more than eleven years of service. In 2007, he was awarded the Director of National Intelligence Galileo Award for innovation in intelligence analysis. Henshaw lives with his family in Leesburg, Virginia.

Chris Pavone is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, “The Expats” (Crown), which came out in March.

“I often thought I was reading the early works of Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth, and Robert Ludlum. Smart, clever suspense, skillfully plotted.” —John Grisham

 

“Bristling with suspense and elegantly crafted, The Expats introduces a compelling and powerful female protagonist you won’t soon forget. Well done!”
—Patricia Cornwell

Chris Pavone grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Cornell. For nearly two decades he was a book editor and ghostwriter; he is also the author of The Wine Log. Chris and his family have lived in Luxembourg, but recently returned to New York City. The Expats is his first novel.

Chris Pavone’s presentation will be an onstage conversation with the Washington Post’s Ian Shapira.

Sara Mansfield Taber is the author of “Born Under an Assumed Name: The Memoir of a Cold War Spy’s Daughter” (Potomac Books Inc).  Her previous books include “Dusk on the Campo: A Journey in Patagonia” and “Bread of Three Rivers: The Story of a French Loaf.”  Sara’s essays, commentary, and travel pieces have appeared in literary journals and the Washington Post, and been produced for public radio. A free-lance editor and teacher, she has taught writing at Johns Hopkins University, the Vermont College of Fine Arts, the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and in private workshops in the U.S. and abroad.

Thomas Young is the author of the suspense novel “Silent Enemy” (Putnam Adult), which follows the characters of his previous novel, “The Mullah’s Storm.” In addition to being the author of three books, Young is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He serves as a Senior Master Sergeant in the Air National Guard and has been a flight engineer in war zones around the world, earning two Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals and the Air Force Combat Action Medal.  He holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lives in Alexandria, Va.