Tag Archives | John D. MacDonald

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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Happy 100th Birthday, John D. MacDonald!

The great author John D. MacDonald would have turned 100 years old this coming Sunday, July 24th. If you love thrillers like me, one obvious way to celebrate is by reading a John D. MacDonald book or short story. But it’s also appropriate to celebrate by reflecting on his life, his influences, and his legacy. […]

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Say What? 3 Great eBooks at 1 Crazy Low Price! But Why?

We’re Celebrating and You Get a Crazy Great Deal!** SERIOUSLY! Licensed to Thrill: Volume 3 Normally $9.99 Now on sale for $1.99 TWO DAYS ONLY! January 31 and February 1 We’ve teamed up with Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and BookBub.com to offer you a very special price on the first three ebooks in the Justice Series for two days only. Get Due Justice, Twisted […]

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Diane Capri Reveals Lee Child (not Jack Reacher?)

There’s no nicer guy on the planet than my friend Lee Child. He’s kind, amusing, normal. What’s not to like? You probably feel the same. He’s smiling and blue-eyed friendly in all those author photos, right? What we see is what we get with Lee Child: So I asked him if he wanted to be Revealed […]

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Fabulous Florida: Experience the Sunshine State

I’m a Florida writer. I love my adopted home because, well, what’s not to love? We live in paradise. We wear flip flops year round, drive convertible cars, drink margaritas by the pitcher, and get invaded by pirates once a year (in addition to Yankees, Cardinals, Tigers, Braves, Bears, Seahawks, etc.). Everybody wants to escape […]

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New Short Story: Jack In A Box (the Hunt For Reacher Series)

The Hunt for Jack Reacher Continues in Diane Capri’s new short story: Jack In A Box Now Available Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers says: “Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character — I love her.” First, we want […]

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Thank you, Steve Jobs

I blogged about Trailblazer Steve Jobs earlier this summer when he announced his resignation as CEO. At the time, a friend lamented, “He would never have quit if he wasn’t seriously ill. He won’t live much longer.” While I secretly feared this was true, I also hoped my friend was wrong. I hoped Mr. Jobs was recovering […]

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Trailblazers 102: Obsessed With Success

The Help, based on Kathryn Stockett’s novel set in Jackson, Mississippi, where the author grew up, is this summer’s hottest success story.But perhaps more important is the rest of the story. Do you know it? The film’s tag line promises: “Three extraordinary women are about to take an extraordinary step…” Indeed they did and the film is […]

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Trailblazers 101 – Follow Your Heart

Steve Jobs announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO yesterday. He asked to remain as Chairman and the board quickly agreed. I, for one, am thrilled that one of the most successful trailblazers of our time will stay on. Aren’t you? Full disclosure: although I was late to the game, I’m now a total  Apple geek […]

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Revenge: The Sue Grafton Way

Sue Grafton said she wrote her breakout novel, “A is for Alibi” to fulfill revenge fantasies during a bad divorce. Sue once told me that it saved her sanity to “kill the dude!” She’s now releasing her 22d Kinsey Millhone mystery, “V is for Vengeance,” which leads me to believe she’s still using this technique quite profitably. Reading mysteries and […]

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