Die Trying
Defying orders, covert operatives Aaron Uziel and Hector DeSantos, Karen Vail and Alexandra Rusakov embark on a deadly mission to uncover the truth behind explosive intelligence—risking national security, Uzi’s family, and their lives as they hunt those responsible before the venomous plot consumes them all.
“An unrelenting, fast-paced, global-stakes machine of a thriller.” —Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author of The Old Man
“The most courageous heroes are those with everything to lose.” —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series
Karen Vail Series
Meet FBI Profiler Karen Vail:
Brilliant. Relentless. Unstoppable.
When hunting the most dangerous criminals, Karen Vail is the profiler you want—decoding patterns, anticipating moves, and delivering unmatched insight.
Alan Jacobson’s rare, decades-long access to the Behavioral Analysis Unit fuels gripping, headline-worthy thrillers featuring Vail, praised by legends James Patterson, Michael Connelly, and Nelson DeMille as one of fiction’s most captivating heroines.
OPSIG Team Black Series Novels
Are you ready to step into the world of black ops? The mission starts now.
When the United States faces threats too dangerous to acknowledge, too secret to sanction, and too critical to fail, OPSIG Team Black answers the call. Led by elite operatives—including FBI profiler Karen Vail, Special Forces veteran Hector DeSantos, and FBI terrorism expert Aaron Uziel—this clandestine team embarks on high-stakes missions across the globe.
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Alan Jacobson takes Jess O’Brien to the Moon
Host Jess O’Brien of Martini Productions interviews Alan Jacobson about his latest OPSIG Team Black novel DARK SIDE OF THE MOON—and the research he had to do with a whole new set of experts to keep it real.
Authors Studio: Meet the Masters
International bestselling author Peter James sits down with Alan Jacobson to talk about Alan’s writing process, his advice for authors, where and how he writes, and more. Sit back and enjoy Peter James TV’s Authors Studio: Meet the Masters, featuring Alan Jacobson.
Martini Productions Interview
Host Jessica Mazo of Martini Productions interviews Alan Jacobson at ThrillerFest about his two series, the OPSIG Team Black novels and the FBI profiler Karen Vail books—and the close quarters combat training he did in the Phoenix desert with Chris Kyle’s Craft International.
Books du Jour PBS NYC interview
Alan sits down with PBS’ Books du Jour host Frederic Colier to discuss the sixth Karen Vail novel, Spectrum, why he chose to take us back in time to Vail’s first day on the job with the NYPD as a beat cop—and his 9/11 dilemma.
FBI Profiler Mark Safarik & Author Alan Jacobson (Part 1)
FBI profiler Mark Safarik interviews Alan Jacobson about the Karen Vail novels and where the idea behind Vail came from. Alan then turns the tables and interviews Mark on his career catching some of the deadliest killers.
Book Case TV interview
Alan talks with Book Case TV’s Frederic Colier about No Way Out, how he found himself face to face with a real FBI profiler more than two decades years ago, and how that profiler became instrumental in helping him shape all of the Vail novels.
Recent Books by Alan Jacobson
The Darkness of Evil (Karen Vail #7)
Spectrum (Karen Vail #6)
The Lost Codex (OPSIG Team Black #3)
No Way Out (Karen Vail #5)
Hard Target (OPSIG Team Black #2)
Inmate 1577 (Karen Vail #4)
Stand alone thrillers and short stories
False Accusations
– John Saul, New York Times bestselling author
Double Take
– Ridley Pearson, New York Times bestselling author
Fatal Twist
– Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author & creator of Rizzolli & Isles TV series