Trevor Scott is the pen name of Scott F. Schmidt (born October 14, 1957). Scott is an American espionage thriller and mystery writer. He has written more than 65 novels.

Early Life

Scott was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and was one of nine children. He grew up in the small town of Carlton, Minnesota, graduating from Carlton High School in 1975. At age 16 he earned his Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, as well as the Sharpshooter award from the National Rifle Association.

At age 17, Scott joined the U.S. Navy as an aviation ordnanceman, where he spent four years working the flight deck of three aircraft carriers, including CVN-65 USS Enterprise and CV-42 USS FDR. He earned the rank of AO2. Scott graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 1983, with a B.A. in English. After college, Scott worked in the public relations department for Northland College in Wisconsin, and as a writer and copy editor at the Idaho Falls, Idaho daily newspaper Post Register.

Military

Scott was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1986. He spent seven years as an officer, assigned to missile squadrons in Missouri and Germany, and in a B-52 squadron out of Michigan during the first Gulf War. Scott received numerous military decorations and awards, including the Air Force Commendation Medal (oak leaf cluster), the Air Force Achievement Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with two devices), Small Arms Expert Rifle, and Germany Army Schutzenschnur (Silver). As a commander, he rose to the rank of Captain.

Writing

Scott’s first novel, Fatal Network, was written as his graduate thesis at Northern Michigan University, where he earned his M.A. in Writing in 1993. Fatal Network was eventually published by a company that went out of business, so Scott self-published the book in 1998. In that same year, Scott started the publishing company Salvo Press. Over the next 15 years, Scott published more than a dozen authors. In 2013, Scott sold Salvo Press to New York publisher Start Media. Scott has published more than 65 novels in 15 countries.

Bibliography

Scott publishes a number of series. His most popular series is the 20-book Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller Series. His other series include the Karl Adams Espionage Thriller Series, the Max and Robin Kane Mystery Series, the Lake Superior Mystery Series, the Chad Hunter Series, the Tony Caruso Mystery Series, and the Keenan Fitzpatrick Mystery Series. He has also written a dozen other stand-alone novels.

Jake Adams:

The Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller Series is a 20-book series that follows former CIA officer Jake Adams around the world from Europe to Asia to South America. These are action adventure and mystery novels filled with enough suspense to keep readers awake late into the night.

Karl Adams:

The Karl Adams International Espionage Series follows the son of Jake Adams as he works for the CIA and is embedded into the Russian SVR on adventures around the world. See how Karl brings his special skills to bear with these topical stories ripped from tomorrow’s headlines.

Max & Robin Kane Mystery Series:

The Max & Robin Kane Mystery Series is a collection of adventures featuring former Air Force officer Max Kane and his twin sister Robin, an accomplished attorney. They pick up jobs the police have no interest in to bring closure to victims and justice to the bad guys.


Books in Order:

Fatal Network - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #1(1998)

Extreme Faction - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #2 (1999)

The Dolomite Solution - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #3 (2000)

Hypershot - Chad Hunter #1 (2001)

Strong Conviction (2002

The Dawn of Midnight (2003)

Boom Town - Tony Caruso Mystery #1 (2006)

Vital Force - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #4 (2006)

Global Shot - Chad Hunter #2 (2007)

Rise of the Order - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #5 (2007)

Burst of Sound - Tony Caruso Mystery #2 (2008)

The Cold Edge - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #6 (2009)

West Pac: A Young Sailor's Journey (Memoir) (2009)

Drifting Back (2010)

The Hobgoblin of the Redwoods (2010)

Duluthians: A Collection of Short Stories (2011)

Way of the Sword (2012)

Discernment (2012)

Without Options - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #7 (2012)

The Nature of Man (2012)

Fractured State: A Novella (2012)

The Stone of Archimedes - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #8 (2012)

Isolated - Keenan Fitzpatrick Mystery #1 (2013)

Lethal Force - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #9 (2013)

Cyber Shot - Chad Hunter #3 (2013)

Rising Tiger - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #10 (2014)

Burning Down the House - Keenan Fitzpatrick Mystery #2 (2014)

Running Game - Tony Caruso Mystery #3 (2014)

Counter Caliphate - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #11 (2015)

Edge of Delirium (2015)

Witness to Murder - Keenan Fitzpatrick Mystery #3 (2015)

Gates of Dawn - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #12 (2016)

Fantastic Encounter (2016)

Counter Terror - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #13 (2016)

The Man From Murmansk - Karl Adams International Espionage #1 (2017)

Covert Network - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #14 (2017)

Shadow Warrior - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #15 (2017)

Siberian Protocol - Karl Adams International Espionage #2 (2017)

Sedition - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #16 (2018)

Truth or Justice - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #1 (2018)

Stolen Honor - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #2 (2018)

Relative Impact - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #3 (2018)

The Spy Within - Karl Adams International Espionage #3 (2018)

Choke Points - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #17 (2019)

Without Virtue - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #4 (2019)

Sweet Home Betrayal - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #5 (2019)

The Perfect Murder (2019)

Double Impact - Karl Adams International Espionage #4 (2020)

Deadly Cabal - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #18 (2020)

Powder Keg - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #6 (2020)

Ratchet Up - Karl Adams International Espionage #5 (2020)

Liberty Lost (2021)

No Retreat - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #7 (2021)

Cold Enemies - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #19 (2021)

Into the Darkness - Karl Adams International Espionage #6 (2021)

Vegas Murder Mystery (2022)

Terminal Force - Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller #20 (2022)

Deadly Crossing - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #8 (2022)

Fusion Target (2023)

Endless Resolve - Karl Adams International Espionage #7 (2023)

Abusive Power - Max & Robin Kane Mystery #9 (2023)

Supreme Power - Karl Adams International Espionage #8 (2024)

The Fall - Lake Superior Mystery #1 (2024)

Winter Kill - Lake Superior Mystery #2 (2024)

Killer Spring - Lake Superior Mystery #3 (2024)

Personal Life

Scott currently resides in Reno, Nevada. He has been a lifelong hunter and fisherman. He has traveled to all 50 states, all Canadian provinces, more than 100 countries, and to all seven continents. He has also sailed on every ocean in the Navy and on cruise ships. Scott has been married to his wife Paula for more than 40 years. His wife is a critical care nurse who ran two hospitals as a chief nurse. He has two grown sons, Andrew, a software engineer, and Trevor, former Air Force and currently a businessman with an MBA.


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