Born in San Francisco and raised in a military family, John Anthony Moccia grew up living on both U.S. coasts, Hawaii, Germany, Japan, and Italy. He built a distinguished career in federal law enforcement, serving as a senior officer, supervisor, and chief for the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System, and later conducting background investigations for various law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

He has written eight crime novels. An award-winning screenwriter, Moccia also wrote for the Showtime television series Street Time.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and completed postgraduate training at the Washingtonian Center for Addictions in Boston.

He currently resides with his wife in Bend, Oregon.