Where is Jack Reacher? It’s a little bit odd that he simply shows up somewhere every fall with no explanation for where he’s been, don’t you think? It took ten years to find Osama Bin Laden, perhaps the most wanted criminal on earth. But even he was living somewhere all that time. He wasn’t on […]
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Lee Child Visits Chicago
Lee Child is signing books in Chicago this week. One of my favorite people in one of my favorite cities? How I wish I could be there! I blogged recently about how much I love Chicago and why everyone should visit if they get a chance. Well, here’s yet another reason to go to Chicago. The […]
The Cuban Sandwich: Fit For A Foodie
Have you ever had a Cuban sandwich? In Jack in the Green, Carlos Gaspar remarks that he doesn’t consider himself a foodie. “A good Cuban sandwich was good enough for him. And any dessert made with guava.” He’s thinking about food… as usual… on the way to dinner at George’s Place – the restaurant owned […]
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 […]
If Your Favorite Book Were A Movie…
It’s fun to think about, isn’t it? Who would you cast to play the characters in your favorite book? I found this website called iflist.com, and it’s encouraging my imagination to run wild. I’m okay with that. 🙂 This is how iflist.com, The Imagine Film List, describes itself: IF List is a free online platform that lets […]
Summertime and the Snowbird Living is Easy
Have I always been a little on the feisty side? Sure. It’s the way I’m made, I guess. You see evidence of that in everything I write, don’t you? Think about my characters Willa Carson, Jess Kimball, Jenny Lane, Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar and more. All are way more than a little on the […]
Could Your Face Be In A Database?
In the future, you may not need a PIN at the ATM. Technology is advancing to the point that a machine could scan your face, immediately know who you are, clear you for fraud, and allow you to make your transaction. I started thinking about this technology when I was writing Jack in the Green […]
Who Says We Only Have 5 Senses?
You know what the traditional five senses are: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch. So what sense is FBI Special Agent Carlos Gaspar using when, in Jack in the Green, we learn: “It was his sixth sense that rankled.” –Jack in the Green At the time, Gaspar is arriving at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base […]
6 Reasons Air Travel Is Incredibly Safe
In the ongoing collaborative project, Flight 12, by the group of New York Times Best Selling authors who call ourselves The Twelve, Flight 12 is headed to Rome. Since we are a group of mystery/thriller writers, you may be assuming – of course, mid-flight, something dramatic will happen and the safety of Flight 12 will […]
How Does MacDill Air Force Base Celebrate July 4th?
When Diane Capri readers last visited MacDill Air Force Base, FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar were hunting Jack Reacher. Jack in the Green is fiction, but MacDill Air Force Base actually exists as a unique and complex place in Tampa, Florida. How unique is MacDill? Here’s how Carlos Gaspar views it: “MacDill Air […]
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