**Stephen Talty *is the award-winning author of Agent Garbo, Empire of Blue Water,and other bestselling works of narrative nonfiction. His books have been made into two films, the Oscar-winning Captain Phillips and Only the Brave . He is also the author of two psychological thrillers, including the ...

**Stephen Talty *is the award-winning author of Agent Garbo, Empire of Blue Water,and other bestselling works of narrative nonfiction. His books have been made into two films, the Oscar-winning Captain Phillips and Only the Brave . He is also the author of two psychological thrillers, including the New York Times bestseller * Black Irish,set in his hometown of Buffalo. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, and many other publications. Talty now lives outside New York City with his family.