Grant Blackwood (born June 7, 1964) is an American thriller writer and

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. He wrote the Briggs Tanner series. He co-authored with

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached ''The New York Times'' fiction best-seller list ...

''Spartan Gold'' which reached number 10 on the ''

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'' Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers list. He is a veteran of the

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Novels

Briggs Tanner series

* ''End of Enemies'' (2001) * ''Wall of Night'' (2002) * ''Echo of War'' (2003)

Fargo Adventures series (co-authored with Clive Cussler)

* '' Spartan Gold'' (2009) * '' Lost Empire'' (2010) * '' The Kingdom'' (2011)

Jack Ryan, Jr. Series

* '' Dead or Alive'' (2010) co-authored with

Tom Clancy Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of ...

* '' Tom Clancy: Under Fire'' (2015) * '' Tom Clancy: Duty and Honor'' (2016)

Splinter Cell series (writing as "David Michaels")

* '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Checkmate'' (2006) * '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Fallout'' (2007)

EndWar series (writing as "David Michaels")

* ''

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'' (2008) * '' Tom Clancy's EndWar: The Hunted'' (2011)

Tucker Wayne series (with James Rollins)

* ''The Kill Switch'' (Tucker Wayne #1) (2014) * ''War Hawk'' (Tucker Wayne #2) (January 1, 2016)

Short story

* "Sacrificial Lion" (2006) in the anthology '' Thriller'', edited by

James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...

Awards

*Finalist for the 2002 Minnesota Book Award in Popular Fiction for ''End of Enemies''.

References

External links

Official Website
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