1. History

2. Military Writings

3. Government Disclosure

4. J.T. Patten Book List

5. Author Interviews

6. References

[https://www.amazon.com/J.T.-Patten/e/B00I3SPP10 J.T. Patten Amazon Author Page]

Patten has been represented by literary agent John Talbot.^[6]

History

Prior to becoming an author, "J.T. Patten" worked for the government intelligence and military special operations community in support of national defense and policy.^{[7] [8]} He is a notable authority on Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force^[9] and referenced as having worked with former Delta Force deputy commander Major General David L. Grange and collaborated on published articles, such as Assessing and Targeting Illicit Funding. He has recently collaborated with Fox News coverage of the El Chapo drug lord trials providing insights on criminal patterns and social cultural nuances of cartel influence in Mexico.^[10][11]

Patten's true name is Scott Swanson^[12] a globally recognized expert in cyber Insider threat detection and financial crime^[13], Deloitte corporate intelligence ^[14], and military intelligence community for Irregular and Unconventional Warfare strategies in counterterrorism, intelligence collection, and social network disruption.

"Patten" (Scott Swanson) has a degree in Foreign Languages from Illinois State University, a Masters in Strategic intelligence from the American Military University, post-graduate degree in Counter Terrorism from the University of St Andrews Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), and numerous expertise certifications in intelligence analysis, cyber forensics and counterintelligence, mobile device tracing, and financial crime investigations.^{[15] [16]}

Military Writings

Swanson, who joined ARMY ROTC in college, is most known for his initial classified works disrupting human factors and social networks to defeat Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq and creating a model used across the Intelligence Community for Social Media monitoring and disruption.^[17] His writings and lectures are prevalent in Secret and Top Secret environments and are cited in numerous War College journals, graduate thesis, and global conferences and military strategy sessions.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

His contributions are sited across military studies and academia to include the Air Command and Staff College, USMC Command and Staff College, Naval Postgraduate College, Joint Special Operations University, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (SAMS and SOF Studies))^[28], U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection, U.S. Army Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, and the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School ("SWCS").

Similar to the Irregular Warfare, Intelligence, and Cyber/Surveillance aspects of his novels, he has experience and has written or collaborated (with a literal Who's Who in special activities and special mission units) in the following articles and white papers of Intelligence and Special Operations activities ^{[29] [30] [31]}: Cyber Threat Indications & Warning: Predict, Identify, and Counter^[32], Enhancing Red Team Performance: Driving Measurable Value and Qualilty Outcomes with Process Improvement, [https://www.army.mil/article/9045/operationalizing_intelligence Operationalizing Intelligence] with Lieutenant General William Boykin ^[33] Winning Damaged Hearts and Minds with Major General David L. Grange Confronting Iran: Securing Iraq's Borders, an Irregular Warfare Concept with Major General David L. Grange, American Special Forces Sergeant Major and Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Operations Officer Billy Waugh, and former OSS officer and retired Major General John K. Singlaub, Viral Targeting of the IED Social Network System, [https://static.dvidshub.net/media/pubs/pdf_8244.pdf Know Your Enemy: Human Intelligence Key to SOF Missions] Special Warfare Magazine, and Third Party Combatants as a Tool of Terrorism.^[34]

Swanson appears in WikiLeaks IC Watch with the following experience highlighted: Iran Area Studies; Human Intelligence (HUMINT); Counterintelligence, Covert Action, Afg/Pak Intelligence Issues, Structured Analysis, and Illicit Finance; and Intelligence Studies Program Committee Adviser Responsible for developing course material and instructing AMU Intelligence Program's Iran Area Studies course students to cover the human terrain assessment of Iran's political, historical, economic, social, and cultural issues formatted in military and intelligence community writing, analytic, and presentation style. Provided similar course development and instruction for the Human Intelligence course instruction covering source management, ethics, and HUMINT operational planning, and Illicit Finance course instruction covering Shari'a banking, informal and formal monetary transfer, drug money, monetary schemes, money laundering and commodity exchange, and the DOD, IC, and federal CT finance programs. ^[35]

Government Disclosure

Notable in Patten's book forwards are the following disclosures as required by the U.S. Government and military community "The fictional works of J.T. Patten do not constitute an official release of CIA, NSA, or DoD information. All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions or views of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or any other U.S. Government agency. Nothing in the contents should be construed as asserting or implying U.S. Government authentication of information or CIA endorsement of the author’s views. All published material has been reviewed for classification." Patten's works are considered sensitive enough by his prior background that all of his manuscripts must be reviewed by pre-publication boards of the CIA, Department of Defense, and the National Security Agency.

J.T. Patten Book List

J.T. Patten's stories tend to parallel military Thriller (genre) authors Dalton Fury, Mark Greaney, and Brad Taylor, with Patten's being described as "blacker than black" with many of his characters developed to be dark and brooding with anti-social behaviors, and many characterized as having Posttraumatic stress disorder from endless deployments. Patten tends to shy from traditional white hat heroes with his literary Character arc highlighting changes based on fallibility, failed family balance, psychological trauma, and moments of self-doubt.

• "Safe Havens: Shadow Masters", A Sean Havens Thriller, is the first in Patten's independently published black ops thriller series. The book centralizes on a conspiracy driven by The Pond (intelligence organization)
• "Safe Havens: Primed Charge", is the second Sean Havens Thriller. The book continues some conspiratorial elements of Illuminati and New World Order with an antagonist hailing from a secretive P2 underground criminal organization with links to Opus Dei
• "Safe Havens: Presidential Retreat", the third Sean Havens Thriller remains unpublished.
• "Buried in Black" a Task Force Orange Novel, is the first in the Kensington Published spy-fi series
• "The Presence of Evil" is the second book in the Task Force Orange Novel series.
• "Collision Course" is to be the third book in the Task Force Orange Novel series.

Author Interviews

J.T. Patten is the host of HOTWASH After Action Book Report, a BlogTalkRadio author interview segment. Patten interviews former military and intelligence thriller authors focusing the discussions on subtle community nuances and authenticity. ^[36] To date, he has hosted the following authors:

Jack Murphy

Mark Greaney

Andrews and Wilson

Kyle Mills

Mitch Gerads

References

• Author Page Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/J.T.-Patten/e/B00I3SPP10]
• SOFREP Interview J.T. Patten, Author [https://www.amazon.com/J.T.-Patten/e/B00I3SPP10[https://sofrep.com/sofrep-radio/episode-199-author-j-t-patten-talks-counterterrorism/]
• The Real Book Spy Article J.T. Patten [https://therealbookspy.com/2017/10/02/exclusive-author-j-t-patten-signs-three-book-deal-with-kensington/]
• Safe Havens: Primed Charge Book Spy Review [https://therealbookspy.com/2016/10/04/a-book-spy-review-safe-havens-primed-charge-by-j-t-patten/]
• Author Web Page [https://www.jtpattenbooks.com]

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