I grew up a voracious reader. As a child, I read everything (and still do!). But my favorite was fiction. Especially mystery/suspense/thriller. When I worked as an attorney, I not only did more than my fair share of reading, but of course wrote lots of papers. Legal stuff. All nonfiction, of course. When the tides […]
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Now You Can Listen to the 4th Hunt for Reacher Novel
When my thriller Deep Cover Jack released on September 1, 2016, it was available in paperback and e-book format. Now, in addition, it’s available from Audible! Deep Cover Jack is novel #4 in the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series. It’s 7 hours and 39 minutes long on audiobook. In the thrilling follow-up to the ITW Thriller […]
Cover Your Laptop Cameras… Hackers Can Peer In!
Technology… is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. – Carrie Snow, comedian Carrie Snow is right on the money with this observation about technology. We love it and we hate it, don’t we? I’m thinking specifically today about cameras. The […]
Inside Human Trafficking: Part 2
As I planned, researched, and wrote Deep Cover Jack, it quickly became clear that we’d be dealing with some pretty heavy topics in this book. That’s often the case when writing thrillers, but this newest Hunt for Jack Reacher thriller required research on human trafficking. In Part 1 of this blog, I told you some […]
7 Quotes for DEEP COVER JACK Release Day
Deep Cover Jack releases today and tomorrow (September 1 and 2, 2016)! This is the 4th novel (and 7th book) in the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series. Are you superstitious? Do you think 7 is a lucky number? There are 7 days of the week. Snow White had 7 dwarves. There are 7 notes in […]
Dangerous Games of The Night Manager
Have you seen or read The Night Manager? It gave me a lot of dramatic insight into one of the topics touched on in my thriller Deep Cover Jack: arms dealing. The six-hour miniseries is based on the novel by John le Carré. The Night Manager was a thrill to watch and is nominated for […]
5 Things You’ll Want To Know About Lee Child’s Book
The countdown is really on now! We’re just about a week away from the release of Deep Cover Jack on September 1 and 2, 2016. I’m starting to think about how I’m going to celebrate. Release dates are on a Thursday and Friday, which bodes well for a weekend celebration. Hmmm… the stars might be […]
Inside Human Trafficking: Part 1
As I planned, researched, and wrote Deep Cover Jack, it quickly became clear that we’d be dealing with some pretty heavy topics in this book. That’s often the case when writing thrillers, but this newest Hunt for Jack Reacher thriller, required research on human trafficking. Human trafficking is defined in the Trafficking Protocol as: “the recruitment, transport, […]
TRUE CRIME: Bored Robber Gives Up
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. Here’s one strange case of true crime I came across recently: The owner of a kebab store in New Zealand was working his regular hours […]
Science Says… Go to the beach.
Have you gotten to spend any time at the beach or near a body of water 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. It’s great not only for kicking back and sipping a glass of wine as the […]
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