▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Brian ▁Pan ow ich ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁author . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁novel ▁Bull ▁Mountain . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁writer ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁fire fig h ter ▁in ▁August a , ▁Georgia . ▁Pan ow ich ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁International ▁Th r iller ▁Writ ers ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁first ▁novel ▁and ▁the ▁Pat ▁Con roy ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁crime ▁novel . ▁ ▁Pan ow ich ▁grew ▁up ▁an ▁" Ar my ▁br at " ▁in ▁Europe ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁East ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁I TV ▁Studios ▁option ed ▁Bull ▁Mountain ▁for ▁adaptation ▁into ▁a ▁TV ▁series . ▁El ▁P ais ▁called ▁his ▁work ▁about ▁advent ures ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Georgia ▁" Country ▁No ir ". ▁Il ▁Gi orn ale ▁also ▁wrote ▁about ▁his ▁work . ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁interview ed ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Atlanta ▁Magazine ▁called ▁Bull ▁Mountain ▁a ▁brilliant ▁debut ▁novel . ▁▁ ▁Pan ow ich ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁Books ▁▁▁ ▁Bull ▁Mountain ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁Like ▁L ions ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁Hard ▁C ash ▁Valley ▁( 2 0 2 0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁fiction ▁writers ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people )