D.J. Maughan is an avid reader, father & husband, and award-winning thriller author of novels like Idaho Fall, Freeing Nicole, One Desperate Life, and the six, and counting, Peter Andrassy novels. D.J. prides himself on writing clean thrillers that both shock and inspire the reader. He seeks inspiration everywhere, especially while studying and visiting diverse places and cultures. Whether jumping from a cliff in Hawaii or hiking the Plitvica Lakes in Croatia, he's in heaven as long as his wife and four sons are at his side.