Scott is a former criminal prosecutor who until recently was in private practice in Irvine, California, where he focused upon white-collar criminal defense and tax litigation. “What You Left Behind” is an excerpt from his current work-in-progress. He is the author of the historical-suspense novel Saving Thomas (The Wild Rose Press), which was named as a finalist for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award, the 2022 Chanticleer Murder and Mayhem Award, and short-listed for the 2022 Goethe Award for late historical fiction. He is also the author of the coming-of-age novel Revenants, The Odyssey Home (Moonshine Cove Publishing) and the legal-suspense novel In Deepest Consequences (Medallion Press). His short fiction has appeared in The Briar Cliff Review, Big Muddy, Adelaide Magazine, and Lascaux Review. He markets his writing on Instagram and Threads (scottkauffmanauthor@scottkauffman author).
