Elaine Shannon
<p>Elaine Shannon<strong>,</strong> acclaimed veteran correspondent for <em>Time</em> and <em>Newsweek</em>, is the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Desperados: Latin Drug Lords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can’t Win,</em> which served as the basis for Michael Mann’s Emmy-winning NBC miniseries <em>Drug Wars: The Camarena Story,</em> and its Emmy-nominated sequel, <em>Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel</em>. Shannon is a highly respected investigative reporter, trusted by law enforcement and intelligence organizations, and an expert on terrorism, organized crime, and espionage. She is the author of <em>No Heroes: Inside the FBI’s Secret Counter-Terror Force</em> and <em>The Spy Next Door: The Extraordinary Secret Life of Robert Philip Hanssen. </em>She lives in Washington, D.C. You can contact her at Elaine@elaine-shannon.com.</p>