Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar are on the trail of Jack Reacher… and a Treasury Agent is on their tail… or is he? And… what exactly does a Treasury Agent do anyway? I researched this for my latest Hunt for Jack Reacher thriller novel, Jack the Reaper, and found that a Treasury Agent does, well, […]
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Whistleblowers In My Latest Thriller Novel
While on the Hunt for Jack Reacher in my latest novel Jack the Reaper, FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar are also dealing with a document release of classified information regarding the military via TruLeaks, another document leaking source, like Wikileaks. Wikileaks – and TruLeaks — function as avenues for whistleblowers to release classified […]
Jack Reacher Haunts Kim Otto in Detroit
When my novel Jack the Reaper opens, we find FBI Special Agent Kim Otto at home in her apartment in downtown Detroit. She’s trying to resume life as normal, but something is bothering her — Jack Reacher. Maybe the man himself, in the flesh, or maybe it’s her worries about him that are bugging her. […]
Internet Helps Find Missing Teenage Girl
In 2016, 90 percent of the missing children cases that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children handled were runaways. Many of these cases are the result of children being lured into trouble by technology. That’s what allegedly happened in the case of Hailey Burns, who disappeared about a year ago when she was […]
Palm Beach: The Breakers, The Bunker, and the Everglades Club
In Jack the Reaper, the latest thriller in my Hunt for Jack Reacher Series, FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar spend some time in Palm Beach tracking down leads connected to the Hunt for Jack Reacher. Have you ever been to Palm Beach? As a snowbird, I spend my winters in Florida, but […]
Can I Bring My Laptop on the Plane?
Laptops are allowed on planes, both as carry-on items and within checked bags. Of course, this is absolutely necessary for FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar. Traveling without laptops is not an option on the Hunt for Jack Reacher, and if they had to stow their laptop in the cargo hold with checked […]
Will the Panama Papers Aid the Hunt for Jack Reacher?
How well versed are you on the topic of money laundering? Hopefully, not very! Unless you’re a lawyer. As an attorney myself, and a mystery/thriller/suspense author, I’ve researched the topic many times and included it in several of my Hunt for Jack Reacher books. The Panama Papers are a fascinating example of the line between […]
Pilots Are Going Crazy Over The Vision Jet
If you like action scenes, you’ll want to know about the Vision Jet. Aviation fans may have already heard about the Vision Jet. Pilots and passengers alike are going crazy for it. It’s an example of a sort of breakthrough in private jet technology. I can’t tell you precisely why you’ll want to know about […]
Money Laundering: Everybody’s Doing It…
According to Business Insider, when it comes to money laundering, everybody’s doing it: “From corrupt politicians and drug cartels to tax cheats and alimony deadbeats, more or less everybody’s doing it.” While I think it’s a stretch to say that “everybody” is laundering money, I will say that a whole lot of people globally are […]
What I Found When I Researched $9M In Cash
There are some concepts that are simply mind boggling to grasp. Like how many stars are in our galaxy? (Answer: Approx. 1 billion) How big is the circumference of the earth? (Answer: About the same as 40 million people holding hands) What percentage of our brains are we actually using? (Answer: There are actually a […]
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