Khaled Talib is a former magazine journalist and public relations consultant with local and international exposure. He has authored three thrillers since 2014, of which some have been translated into Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. He is currently working on his fifth novel, the fourth being evaluated by publishers. The author's works have been praised by NY Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds, NY Times bestselling author Ruth Harris, USA Today bestselling author Jon Land, NY Times bestselling author Keith Thomson, K.J. Howe, and Jon McGoran. His debut thriller, Smokescreen, was listed as one of the six "boundary-breaking indies" in 2016 by the IndieReader.