About the author

Tim Gallows

My day job is in cybersecurity, where I spend my time defending digital borders. By night, I write about the spies who are paid to cross them.<br><br>My obsession with stories started early. I landed my first job at age 13 shelving paperbacks at “The Book Nook” and later put myself through college working the counter at Waldenbooks.<br><br>I’ve always been a voracious reader with eclectic tastes—devouring everything from Jim Butcher’s urban fantasy to the quirky crime of Carl Hiaasen.&nbsp;<strong>But my obsession eventually zeroed in on the adrenaline of the spy thriller.</strong><br><br>I created the Azarias Woulfe series to bring a new perspective to espionage fiction and technothrillers, combining high-stakes energy with a hero who felt familiar to me. My mission is to bring authentic queer characters to the forefront of the genre, crafting stories with as much heart as they have grit.<br><br>My debut novel,&nbsp;<em>The Woulfe Intrusion</em>, introduces Azarias Woulfe—a disgraced black-ops soldier with the courage to bleed for a country that cast him aside, and the brains to outwit its most dangerous enemies. In short, he’s a badass.<br><br>When I’m not crafting global conspiracies, you can usually find me rolling dice as a long-suffering Game Master for my tabletop group. I live in the Tennessee mountains with my partner, and I’d love to connect with you.<br><br><em>You can explore my latest tradecraft briefings and novel snippets on the&nbsp;Intel Blog.</em>