Meet Steve Hartov, author of The Soul of a Thief

Dedicated to his mother, a holocaust survivor, The Soul of a Theif is the latest page turner from New York Times bestseller Steven Hartov. Born in New London, Connecticut he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University. In 1973, he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine Military Sealift Command, beginning a series of adventures that would later appear in his non-fiction pieces and fictional works. In 1977, he volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces Airborne Corps, serving first as a paratrooper and later in a Special Operations branch of Israeli Military Intelligence. He subsequently spent 13 more years as a reservist in the IDF, and currently serves as an officer in the New York Guard at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburg. In the mid-1980s, he began writing a series of espionage novels based in the Middle East. His trilogy, “The Heat of Ramadan,” “The Nylon Hand of God” and “The Devil’s Shepherd,” earned nominations for the National Book Award, top ten placements in the Book of the Month Club and translations into six foreign languages. In 2003, he co-authored the New York Times non-fiction best seller, “In the Company of Heroes,” and most recently co-authored “The Night Stalkers.” Listen in and meet the man who hasn't let his successful writing career interrupt his service to his country. www.stevenhartov.com