About

Tj O’Connor is the award-winning author of The Hemingway Deception, The Consultant, and four paranormal murder mysteries. His current works, The Whisper Legacy and Dying With A Secret (along with The Dead Detective Casefiles #1-3) will be released in 2024-2025.

Tj is an international security consultant specializing in anti-terrorism, investigations, and threat analysis—life experiences that drive his novels. With his former life as a government agent and years as a consultant, he has lived and worked around the world in places like Greece, Turkey, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and throughout the Americas—among others. Tj is a Harley pilot, a man-about-dogs, and a lover of adventure and cooking.

He was raised in New York's Hudson Valley and lives with his wife and Labrador companions in Virginia where they raised five children who are providing a growing brood of grands.

Other Works

  • The Consultant

    2018
  • New Sins for Old Scores

    2017
  • Dying To Tell

    2016
  • Dying for the Past

    2015
  • Dying to Know

    2014

Awards and Recognition

  • 2024 American Legacy Award Winner—Political Thrillers 2019 American Fiction Award Winner—Political Thrillers 2019 American Fiction Award Winner—Mystery/Suspense 2019 Gold Medal Winner—Readers Favorite Book Awards 2018 Gold Medal Winner—Military Writer’s Society of America 2015 Gold Medal from the Independent Publishers Book Awards (IPPY) for mysteries