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Starr McCartney

Friendship Lessons From The Beatles

What were you doing in 1962? Are you old enough to remember? Were you even alive? In 1962, Ringo Starr was meeting Paul McCartney for the first time. They were in the process of becoming bandmates. And lifelong friends. Of course, they had their ups and their downs, but it’s 2014, and now, 52 years […]

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The Twelve

We Are The Twelve

I’ve been holding back for a while now. It was too soon to tell you, but I’m finally ready to reveal the answer to the question… Who are The Twelve? Here we are! Eleven of my favorite mystery/thriller writers and I have joined forces to see what happens when 12 award-winning and bestselling authors writing […]

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The Twelve

Saturday Special: Who Are The Twelve? (And Why Should You Care?)

I hope everyone is keeping safe and dry despite this crazy weather that’s hitting many parts of the world. Here’s a quick look to catch you up on what you may have missed at Licensed To Thrill in the past week. 1. We had some fun trying to select Valentine’s-themed quotes from my books. As I […]

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Wedding Rings

Love At First Connection and The Rest of the Story

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate romance. You’ve read my books. You know I’m not an especially romantic person. One of my writer friends once suggested that I should put more romance in my books. I said, “I’m married. What do I know about romance?” She replied, “Well, you write about murder and […]

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Maura Murray Mugshot

Where Is Maura Murray? Part 2

“Hundreds of people disappear every year. All you do is to cut all your ties to your old self by telling no one about your plans, fabricate a new name and history, and pay for everything with cash. It’s fairly easy if you just take on the identity of a dead person.” –Secret Justice, Chapter […]

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Maura Murray

Where Is Maura Murray?

One reason Lee Child’s Jack Reacher resonates with readers so deeply is because Reacher lives a recurring fantasy of many people to simply walk away from their troubles and start a fresh new life. The fantasy is usually motivated by heartbreak or financial or criminal problems they can’t face. When I read missing persons cases […]

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Lee Child Key West Literary Seminar

Suspense In Key West

“There are books that make you miss your stop on the subway and books that don’t.” -Lee Child The creator of Jack Reacher is, as the Brits say, brilliant, isn’t he? I had the pleasure of joining my friend Lee Child at the Key West Literary Seminar last month, where he made the above remark […]

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Hogsmeade

Saturday Special: Harry Potter World Expanding

From the court room to the theme parks, we have a lot to catch up on in this “Saturday Special.” Let’s get right to it. 1. Amanda Knox. You may recall I blogged about her retrial in December. Thursday an Italian appellate court officially decided to uphold her original guilty verdict. (You’ll recall, that’s the […]

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Oscars

American Hustle

We’re suckers for celebrities and contests and stories, aren’t we? The Oscars are still a month away, but it seems everyone is already making their predictions. Have you caught Academy Awards fever yet? Do you think you will? Here are the movies nominated for Best Picture: -American Hustle -Captain Phillips -Dallas Buyers Club -Gravity -Her […]

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Hogsmeade

How Powerful is Imagination?

Reading is one of the most wonderful things I ever learned to do. I’m guessing it’s one of your pleasures, too. What do you want to get from a good book? Many readers tell me they want to escape into another world and completely forget about their own. Writers who can give us the words […]

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