J.R. Rogers is a literary historical thriller novelist of foreign intrigue and espionage. He has written eight novels in this genre. Far away settings and exotic locales that have caught his attention and have been pivotal to his stories include Cayenne, French Guiana; Montevideo, Uruguay; Dinard, France; Famagusta, Northern Cyprus; Novorossiysk, Russia, Asmara, Italian Eritrea, and Lourenco Marques, Portuguese Mozambique. His new project underway is set in Valparaiso, Chile in 1942.

He is also a prolific short story writer a number of which have been published in various literary publications and/or online sites, including Steam Ticket: A Third Coast Review; The Legendary; The Copperfield Review; Outside In Literary & Travel Magazine; Driftwood Press Literary Journal; River & South Review, and others.

Besides writing fiction his interests include architecture, gender equality, human rights, indie film and photography.

An avid reader he holds a B.A. in French literature and studied short story writing at U.C. Irvine, Division of Continuing Education.

He has lived in Canada, France, Belgium and West Africa and now lives in southern California.