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J-S Rioux

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Jean-Sébastien (J-S) Rioux enlisted in the Infantry and served in the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) in the 1980s. Following his military career, he became an academic, specializing in international conflict analysis. He taught at McGill University in Montreal, at Vesalius College in Brussels, Belgium, held the Canada Research Chair in International Security at Laval University in Québec City, and most recently was a faculty member at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. As a scholarly writer with over twenty academic publications to his credit, he always dreamed of writing novels, and this is the first of what he hopes to be many. J-S lives in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife and their three daughters.

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Death Followed Us Home: a thriller

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I am now an Entrepreneur!

Well, I just learned something about myself.

Having recently published my first novel, it's clear that being an Author is not my full-time job; rather, the full-time work right now is in publicizing and marketing my new product, so I am officially an entrepreneur!

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Whisky Tango Foxtrot

by Lynne M. Black Jr.

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Desert Protocol (Jonathan Hunt #2)

by G.J. Wagner

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The Jericho Siege (Jonathan Hunt #1)

by G.J. Wagner

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J-S Rioux made a comment on Christian Sia’s review of Death Followed Us Home: a thriller " Thank you for your positive review, glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏻 "
Mar 05, 2026 06:55AM · see review
J-S Rioux liked Christian Sia's review of Death Followed Us Home: a thriller: "I honestly couldn't put this book down. Rioux really knows military life because the tactical details feel incredibly authentic, not like Hollywood fiction. The story hits very hard when Manny and his son are killed stateside, shifting from a war zon" Read more of this review »
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J-S Rioux made a comment on Ruffina Os’s review of Death Followed Us Home: a thriller " Thank you for your kind review, glad you enjoyed it! "
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J-S Rioux liked Ruffina Os's review of Death Followed Us Home: a thriller: "This book hit me harder emotionally than I expected. It starts with brotherhood in combat, but the real battle begins back home when a comrade is murdered. Manny's death is tragic, but the unit's reaction feels painfully human. I loved Sully's strugg" Read more of this review »
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