Today's guest is No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney. Mark is the creator of The Gray Man series. The first book in the collection was recently turned into a hit Netflix film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. He collaborated with Tom Clancy on the novelist’s final books, co-authoring and then authoring seven Clancy books in the Jack Ryan series. 

Mark also collaborated with Lieutenant Colonel H. Ripley Rawlings IV for Red Metal. Mark’s new standalone thriller Armored tells the story of a group of American security contractors who must fight for their lives against drug cartels in the mountainous terrain of Mexico. You can find out more about Mark’s work at MarkGreaneyBooks.com, and you can also follow him on Instagram @markgreaneybooks  

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