Philip Jett is a retired corporate and tax attorney who has represented multinational corporations, CEOs, and celebrities from the music, television, and sports industries. He is a member of various boards and organizations, including a founding member of the Nashville Writers’ Council. His first nonfiction book, The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty, was released in September 2017 and was named one of the best true crime stories of the year by the New York Times. His second book, Taking Mr. Exxon: The Kidnapping of an Oil Giant's President, was released in 2021. He has two sons, and he often volunteers for children’s causes. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.