This writing team uses their strengths to write contemporary national security thrillers drawn from today’s headlines. JR, a CIA-trained case officer and 21-year naval intelligence officer, uses his background to develop complex (and sometimes terrifying) plots for their books. David, a former submarine officer and corporate exec turned full time writer, is the writing muscle that brings JR’s vision to life.

In 2015, the Guys co-wrote, crowdfunded and published Weapons of Mass Deception, a novel about nuclear terrorism by non-state actors. A year later, they repeated the process with Jihadi Apprentice, a novel about homegrown terrorism.

In 2017, they signed a two-book deal with  St Martins Press. Rules of Engagement, a cyberwarfare thriller, was released in June 2019, and The Pandora Deception, which tackles the threat of bioweapons, released in September 2020....during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In late 2020, Bruns and Olson signed a six-book deal with Severn River Publishing to write a spin-off series of The WMD Files.  The new series launched in January 2022 with Command and Control,  and has gone on to sell almost a quarter-million copies.