Jody Ferguson has authored dozens of articles, chapters, and books from his time as an academic and as an international affairs expert. He has been published in various periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal and The International Herald Tribune. He was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his work in the Pentagon and was a Fulbright Fellow in Moscow. Recently, Jody left his career as a defense contractor in order to write fiction. He has lived in East Asia, Europe, and Russia, and he speaks French, Japanese, and Russian. His first novel, Above the Water, is historical fiction and takes place in the Far East.