J. Todd Scott has been a federal agent with the DEA for more than twenty years, working cases investigating international maritime smuggling and domestic meth labs, and led a multiagency strike force dedicated to attacking Mexican cartel smuggling routes. He has a law degree from George Mason University and is a father of three. He recently returned to his native Kentucky as the special agent in charge at the Louisville field office.

AUTHENTIC CRIME NOVEL ABOUT A DEA CASE, BY A DEA AGENT: Lost River features J. Todd Scott's first DEA main protagonist, Special Agent Casey Alexander, and the story gives us an inside look into what these agents face on the job every day. A twenty-five-year veteran of the DEA himself, Scott established their Heroin Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), charged with investigating heroin and opioid overdoses. His experience and knowledge informs every page of Lost River.

TIMELY STORY ABOUT A PLACE SCOTT KNOWS BEST: Scott was born and raised in Kentucky, and in the early 2000s worked undercover cases in the state's rural communities with the DEA, which gave him an early glimpse of eastern Kentucky's now infamous "pill mills." Lost River returns to these roots with a story for these times.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FRESH PUSH: Because this book is a stand alone unrelated to Scott's novels of the Big Bend, we have a continued opportunity with this second format to seize a new audience.

INCREASED EXPOSURE FOR SCOTT AS A DEA SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE: Earlier this year Scott returned to his native KY as the special agent in charge at the Louisville field office, and the role has led to some increased exposure for Scott, including a recent profile in the Louisville Courier Journal.