Brian Paone, a Massachusetts native displaced to Virginia, has been a published author since 2007. Brian has, thus far, released nine books: "Dreams Are Unfinished Thoughts"?a memoir about befriending a drug-addicted rock star; "Welcome to Parkview"?a macabre cerebral-horror tale; "Yours Truly, 2095"?a time-travel adventure; the "Moonlight City Drive" trilogy?a supernatural crime-noir series; "The Post-War Dream"?a historical-fiction military novel; "Packet Man"?an urban thriller, with a dash of fantasy; and "Selective Listening"?a multi-genre collection of twenty short stories.

Brian is a police detective in Maryland and has worked in law enforcement since 2002. He is the father to four children, a self-proclaimed rollercoaster junkie, a New England Patriots fanatic, and his favorite color is burnt orange. And, in 2019, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming the proud owner of a 1981 DeLorean!