JOHN CASE is the pseudonym for Jim and Carolyn Hougan, a husband and wife who joined forces to write the New York Times bestseller The Genesis Code and The First Horseman. An award-winning investigative reporter, Jim Hougan is the author of three works of nonfiction (including Spooks about the American intelligence community) and the novel Kingdom Come. Carolyn Hougan is the author of three novels, including Blood Relative. They live in Afton, Virginia.