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Blog postI’m excited to announce a great new cover for the ebook and print versions of my novel The Losing Role.
The first release in my Kaspar Brothers series, The Losing Role tells the story of a struggling German actor, Max Kaspar, who’s forced to impersonate an enemy American officer during WW2’s bloody Battle of the Bulge. It’s also based on real-life events. More about the book here.
The new cover was designed by the talented Erin Seaward-Hiatt, who also did the covers for m -
Blog postThese are strange and scary times. Things suck right now. We need diversions, and stories help us cope. But we can only binge-watch so much Netflix.
Luckily, we have books. Stories in book form are the perfect escape. They take you to another world while keeping you away from all the bad news.
Unfortunately, publishers, authors and especially local independent bookstores are facing unimaginable challenges right now. So if you’re thinking about buying a -
Blog postAs we reach the end of the decade, I realized that all of my novels were (finally) published in these last ten years, most in the last five. I'll toast to that! It’s been a long road getting there.
Over those years I've written posts and articles about the real-life events behind
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Blog postSeventy-five years ago, on December 16, the Battle of the Bulge began. Many don’t know about a doomed spy mission that Hitler had devised for his surprise Ardennes Offensive. Under the code name Greif, German soldiers who could speak English were trained and equipped to impersonate American troops behind the enemy lines, where they would wreak havoc and secure depots and bridges in advance of the main assault.
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Blog postA signed book makes a great gift, especially for the holidays. Even better when it includes a personalized message.
Here are ways to get a hardcover edition of my new novel The Preserve — signed by yours truly:
• Order directly from me. With this option, I could write a personalize
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Blog postI’m happy to announce that my crime novella Rain Down, set in 2009 Portland, is finally available at all bookstores as both an ebook and in print.
Plus, all ebook versions are only 99 cents for a limited time. Have at it!
Find out more here about Rain Down here, including buy link
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Blog postI have a new short video out about how fact meets fiction in The Preserve. In it, I get to introduce some of those wild and lesser-known historical incidents that I cover in my readings:
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Blog postDuring World War II, the Imperial Japanese conquered and subjugated Asia without mercy. They also plundered it. It’s said that the Japanese military even enlisted yakuza gangsters to help move vast stocks of gold and riches to occupied islands such as the Philippines.
After the bloody and chaotic Pacific War, US General Douglas MacArthur reigned as Supreme Commander of all Asia from his exalted HQ in Tokyo. “Never before in the history of the United States had such enormous and a -
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Blog postThere’s a new book trailer out for the new novel. This was a labor of love created by yours truly in true DIY-style. I was able to include a famous public domain image, “That 2,000 Yard Stare,” painted by Tom Lea for the US Army in 1944. But I shot most of the images while doing book research on the Big Island of Hawaii. Check it out:
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Blog postI have some issues with legendary Gen. Douglas MacArthur, whose dominance is always looming in my novel The Preserve. I share why in this new CrimeReads piece. I go there in my readings, too. I guess I have an issue with unchecked authority! But I also get to mention that champion of the Average Joe with the best name ever: Smedley Darlington Butler, former Marine General and author of War is a Racket (1935).
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Blog postIt was pretty neat to have an interview appear in print this week — in the Portland Tribune. Doing it old school this time! You can find the story online here.
Our cat Trina approves of print media
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Blog postI enjoyed doing this Q&A interview with writer, editor, and book blogger Deborah Kalb for The Preserve. We talk about the Hawaii setting, how I researched the story, and why I’m bringing back my character Wendell Lett from Under False Flags.
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Blog postI did a feature interview for the September edition of The Big Thrill, the magazine of International Thriller Writers. Writer Nish Amarnath details lots of good stuff about the new book and about how I approach my work. Check it out here.
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Blog postI’m excited to be launching the new novel The Preserve at Powell's on Hawthorne:
Thursday, September 19, 2019, 7:30 pm
If you’re in Portland, come on out! I have lots to tell you about.
Find out more here:
https://www.powells.com/book/the-preserve-9781510742093#SR
https://www.facebo
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Blog postIn case you miss it out there, my mailing list will be sure to bring you the latest about my historical thriller The Preserve, coming in September.
No noise, just the straight dope! Join here.
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Blog postSometimes, you just need a second chance.
This week I’m re-launching my crime novella that was published back in 2016 by Endeavour in London. Not enough readers know about the story, unfortunately, especially with so many books out there and so much competition for our entertainment these days. Now I’ve been able to get the rights back to the book so I can (hopefully) reach more readers by re-releasing it on my own—with a great new cover as well.
Rain Down takes place in -
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Blog postI'm happy as ever to report that my translation of Where the Desert Meets the Sea came out this week.
In this illuminating and heart-stirring historical novel set in post-WWII Palestine, the boundaries of love and friendship are challenged by the intractable conflicts of war. Ch
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Blog postI’m excited to announce a new novel: The Preserve. This one’s been a long time coming, after repeated false starts. It began as a far different story nearly fifteen years ago and existed in various guises as I revised and sought a good home for it in vain and eventually threw it back in the drawer, then self-published it
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Blog postI'm happy to announce that my translation of A Thousand Devils is out today — the second in Frank Goldammer’s bestselling Max Heller series.
In this historical crime thriller set among the ruins of postwar Dresden, a disturbing murder reveals a high-stakes conspiracy leading to the city’s all-powerful Soviet occupiers. Ch
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Blog postIt's been a while since I've announced any news, so I'd like to update you on another aspect of my work. As some of you know, I also translate novels.
I want to tell you about my latest translation, releasing May 1. It’s titled The Air Raid Killer in English and is the first in a
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