Do you consider yourself a professional armchair detective? Are you a true crime connoisseur? Of course, I’m committed to writing stories that are both believable and exciting. In fact, this is part of the reason I do so much research before and during the writing of my thrillers. Whenever I start to wonder whether a […]
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What about windsurfing? Pt. 2
Have you heard of windsurfing? As I do with each of my books, while I was writing Jack of Spades I did a ton of research and one of the subjects I enjoyed was windsurfing. Windsurfing is usually considered an extreme water sport for professional thrill-seekers. However, there are many opportunities for first-time windsurfers to […]
True Crime: Fact or Fiction?
Do you consider yourself a professional armchair detective? Are you a true crime connoisseur? My readers know that I’m dedicated to writing thrillers that are believable as well as exciting. My plots are always at least theoretically possible. One of the reasons I do so much research is to verify that my story makes logical […]
What about windsurfing? Pt. 1
Have you heard of windsurfing? As I do with each of my books, while I was writing Jack of Spades I did a ton of research and one of the subjects I found fascinating was windsurfing. The sport was originated in 1964 in Pennsylvania and combines aspects of surfing and sailing. Windsurfing requires the skill […]
How to Survive a Rip Current Pt.2
As I do with each of my books, while I was writing Jack of Spades I did a ton of research. I can’t wait to hear what you think! Last week I wrote about how to survive rip currents. These are long narrow channels of water that move away from the shore at high speed. […]
How to Survive a Rip Current Pt.1
Have you spent any time at the beach this summer? As a snowbird, I’m fortunate to live near the water at my home in Michigan as well as my home in Florida. Being near water is great not only for kicking back and sipping a glass of wine as the sun slips away into the […]
Are You Ready To Stock Up On Summer Reads?
One of my favorite parts of summer is spending time outside reading a good book with my little schnauzer Miki! Of course, this means that my TBR pile is quickly shrinking. Ah, bookworm problems… This is the story of my life! Yours too? I have a great solution for those of you hoping to stock […]
Who is Jake Reacher?
Who is Jake Reacher? As promised, I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about Jack of Spades. The eighth novel (eleventh book) in my Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Jack of Spades is available now! If you haven’t placed your order for Jack of Spades yet, I put the links below so […]
Who Owns Your Vehicle?
As I do with each of my books, while I was writing Jack of Spades I did a ton of research. I cant wait to hear what you think! A while back I wrote about how modern criminals steal cars. Smashed windows and hot-wiring are a thing of the past. Now there are new threats […]
Is someone spying on you? Part 2
As you know, I write a series of novels about FBI Special Agent Kim L. Otto working off the books to find Jack Reacher. Although Agent Kim Otto is off the books, she is never unwatched. The efforts she makes to both avoid and use the constant surveillance threats are some of my reader favorites. […]
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