Toby Harnden

Toby Harnden is a winner of the Orwell Prize for Books who specializes in writing about espionage, terrorism, and war. As a foreign correspondent for two decades, he has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and all fifty US states. During his journalism career, Harnden was imprisoned in Africa, prosecuted in Britain for protecting confidential sources, and vindicated by a public inquiry in Ireland. He is the author of the bestselling books First Casualty, Dead Men Risen, and Bandit Country. A naturalized American citizen, Harnden holds a First Class degree in modern history from Oxford University and lives in Virginia.