Small jet travel Many of you know that Special Agent Kim Otto has a lot of anxiety… particularly when traveling on a small jet. With good reason. My research shows Otto is spot on. I incorporated some of this research into Lone Star Jack including a few of these fascinating statistics. According to this article […]
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Murder for hire…
The brains behind the crime… Research for Lone Star Jack sent me down some interesting avenues, as usual. For me, writing believable characters and plots comes from the study of human nature. The plot for Lone Star Jack (and it’s source book, Echo Burning) are powered by the crime called murder for hire. In real life, […]
Lone Star Jack: Don’t Mess With a Dangerous Mob Boss
In Lone Star Jack, we meet Cesar Baez, a second generation gangster. The son of a mob boss. A greedy man cursed with intelligence, wealth, and absolutely no conscience. A lethal combination. My research in creating this complex villain brought me to some interesting findings. From 1929 to 1941, an organized crime group known as Murder, […]
Where are you traveling this summer? Take these books with you!
Like many of you, our travel has been restricted by the global pandemic for the past couple of years. My favorite way to “armchair travel” is, of course, reading a great book! But recently, we decided to take a little road trip to one of our favorite places — Canada. We drove from Traverse City, […]
What if you were an heir…and didn’t know it?
We’ve been talking about the unputdownable Michael Flint Series. Last time, I promised to share the inspiration for this first book. So let’s get right to it, shall we? One of the most often asked questions any writer gets is “Where do you get your ideas?” Honestly, that’s a bit of magic. But sometimes, a real life […]
Michael Flint Thrillers – Coming Soon! – Preorder Now!
A new unputdownable crime thriller series… I have some exciting news to share with you today. But first, let me tell you a little bit about this project. When I was a kid, my parents watched a show called “The Millionaire.” Do you know it? The premise was that at any time, out of the […]
Coffee – Why we all love it!
We all know that I’m a coffee fiend. Recently, I asked readers to tell me their favorite hot beverage. You know. The one they curl up with when they’re reading a great book. Because I always have a drink nearby, and I figured my readers do, too. Turns out that was a good guess. More […]
Coffee – Don’t we all love it?
We all know that I’m a coffee fiend. Recently, I asked readers to tell me their favorite hot beverage. You know. The one they curl up with when they’re reading a great book. Because I always have a drink nearby, and I figured my readers do, too. Turns out that was a good guess. More […]
Coffee – How do you love it?
We all know that I’m a coffee fiend. Recently, I asked readers to tell me their favorite hot beverage. You know. The one they curl up with when they’re reading a great book. Because I always have a drink nearby, and I figured my readers do, too. Turns out that was a good guess. More […]
Jack Frost Available for PreOrder
As promised, I’ve been hard at work writing a new novel in the Hunt for Jack Reacher series for you. There’s a lot of cool stuff to tell you about this book, but let’s get right to it, shall we? The Lee Child Source Book is 61 Hours and the title for novel #11 in […]
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