Jeff Long is the "New York Times" bestselling author whose novels include "The Wall, The Reckoning" (in development with Reese Witherspoon at Type A Productions), "Year Zero", and "The Descent". He is a veteran climber and traveler in the Himalayas and has worked as a stonemason, journalist, historian, screenwriter, and elections supervisor for Bosnia's first democratic election. His next novel, "Deeper", is forthcoming in hardcover from Atria Books. He lives in Colorado.