"Jon Evans seems to spend most of his time backpacking in places (Zimbabwe, the Balkans, Iraq) that even the most intrepid of us tend to avoid. Evans also finds time to write strong, politically motivated thrillers." - Chicago Tribune

Jon Evans is a novelist, journalist, adventure traveller, and software engineer. His novels have won an Arthur Ellis Award and praise from The Economist, The Times, and The Washington Post. His most recent book is the Vertigo Crime graphic novel The Executor.

Jon has also written for Wired, Reader's Digest, The Walrus, and The Globe & Mail. He blogs for Wired UK, The Guardian, and tor.com, and writes about technology in the developing world for Maisonneuve. He also Twitters.

His epic quest novel Beasts of New York is available online - for free, in its entirety - at beastsofnewyork.com. It's about a squirrel.