Prior to the sale of his first novel, OFFSPRING, (2005 St. Martin's Press) Liam was a highly decorated twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Criminal Justice system. He has served as a tactical team operator and commander, Chief of Police, and most recently, Project Manager for a federal counter-terrorism initiative. In 2006, Liam sold two additional novels to St. Martin's Press, completing the OFFSPRING trilogy. He and his wife of twenty years reside near Little Rock.