Stephen Coonts was born on July 19,1946 and is an American spy thriller and suspense novelist.
10 Facts About Stephen Coonts
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Stephen Coonts grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia, a small coal mining town.
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Stephen Coonts was later assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and VA-128 to train in the A-6 Intruder, a medium attack, all-weather, carrier-based jet.
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Stephen Coonts was awarded several commendations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Stephen Coonts separated from the active duty Navy as a lieutenant in 1977 but remained as reserve officer, retiring as a commander with a total of 21 years of service.
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Stephen Coonts then worked as a lawyer for several oil and gas companies, pursuing his writing interests in his free time.
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Stephen Coonts began writing Flight of the Intruder in 1984; it was published by the US Naval Institute Press in 1986.
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Stephen Coonts has written several other series and stand-alone novels, but is best known for the Grafton books.
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Today, Stephen Coonts continues to write, having had 16 New York Times bestsellers.
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Stephen Coonts is divorced from romantic mystery novelist Deborah Coonts.