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, […]
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Lone Star Jack Available Now!
NEW RELEASE! FBI Special Agent Kim Otto picks up where Lee Child’s Echo Burning leaves off in the Hunt for Jack Reacher. Impatient with FBI Special Agent Kim Otto’s lack of progress, her boss seeks to show her how it’s done. Cooper drags Otto to Dallas where he sets a trap to lure […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
22 Authors For Veterans
22 Great Books for a Great Cause at a Great Price! Here in the US, this is the start of the long Memorial Day weekend, the traditional beginning of summer. The holiday’s purpose is to honor the men and women who died while serving in the US Military. It is the day we are reminded of what the […]
ARE YOU A MISSING PERSON?
Seriously. You could be a missing person and not even know it. Any of us could be. As you know, stories about missing people fascinate me. I’ve written about various ways people go missing in several of my books. Since I’m a mystery/thriller/suspense writer, the answers in my books are usually crime-related, of course. While […]
There’s Time For One More Book in 2017!
Only have a short time to read a NEW Jess Kimball Thriller? Fatal Past, an exciting short read is available for your reading consumption now! In Fatal Past, Jess Kimball’s past mingles with the past of those buried in the Paris catacombs. Sam Sommers has just retired from the Denver PD and has a few weeks of R&R […]
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