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Are You A Latent-Lefty, Too?

I’m not left-handed, but lefties are my kindred spirits. Which is one of the reasons Jordan Fox is a lefty. You’re not surprised, are you? Real lefties put up with quite a few inconveniences that we righties hardly ever think about. Spiral  notebooks, those awkward school desks with the built-in armrest on the right side, […]

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Haiti Mountains

Can Jordan Out-Fox Haitian Kidnappers?

Jordan Fox, 22-year-old television rookie reporter, arrives in Haiti on assignment in my new release False Truth 5: A Jordan Fox Mystery. In Haiti, Jordan learns, life is cheap and crime is rampant. Which means the assignment is dangerously scary. Haiti still has one of the highest rates of kidnapping for ransom in the world. On […]

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Pinterest: Simple concept, big world.

Are you on Pinterest?  Pinterest is one of those concepts that you might think you’d hate — and then, wow!  If you haven’t checked out Pinterest, I will try to explain it, but I’m sure I won’t do it justice. Fortunately, Pinterest is much easier and more fun to use than it is to explain. […]

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A Thanksgiving Poem from a Thriller Writer

Dear Friends, Normally I write with intrigue and thrill, But today I decided I’d sit back and chill And take a moment to appreciate you Be thankful, relax, and have pumpkin pie, too. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. of A. Since 1863, a National Holiday A perfect time to catch up on my reading […]

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What we can learn from the Onion Festival

It’s the fourth weekend of November. It’s around this time of year that many of us try to strike the balance between rushing head first into the holidays and slowing down and enjoying the moment. I’m leaning on the latter of the two options – at least this year. Below is a list of some […]

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Name Your Favorite Underdog for a Prize!

I was thinking lately about some themes that all my books have in common (besides the mystery/thriller element of course!) and came to the conclusion that all my books are, in some way, about the underdog prevailing. In the Hunt for Jack Reacher books, the idea is that Jack Reacher is HUGE and FBI Special […]

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False Truth 1

NEW SERIAL stars Jordan Fox, TV News Rookie

Jordan Fox is the star of my exciting new New Adult serial novels written with journalism insider and debut author Beth Dexter. We’re so excited to introduce Jordan Fox to you that the first book in this new serial is FREE for a limited time only! (See links to download FREE below!) Life’s stories don’t actually […]

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From Dallas, TX

Where You Can Go in 16 Hours 50 Min

What’s the longest airline route you’ve ever taken? My flight to Italy a few years ago was about ten hours long. If you’re able to sleep for six hours or so, that leaves you with an hour to get settled, a couple hours to read, and an hour to munch on meals and flip through […]

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Quick Thrills Giveaway

Sunday Special: Lee Child Mania

Lee Child’s new novel, Personal, was released this week, and boy, what a media whirlwind it’s been. The guy’s been doing book signings at Barnes and Noble and other bookstores, attending question and answer sessions, and he appeared on CBS This Morning. Next week he’s throwing out the first pitch at a New York Yankees […]

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Saturday Special: Fascinated or Frightened?

Over on my blog this week, we explored a couple of fascinating and frightening topics. 1) The idea of creating a database of faces that can be analyzed by technology is both fascinating and frightening. If a machine could scan your face to reveal your identity, banking passwords, and personal information, would you be mostly […]

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