Read this exclusive Q&A with Doug Laux, author of Left of Boom, and then make sure you're signed in and comment for a chance to win a copy of this harrowing tale of how a CIA case officer penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda! CE: What made you want to go into this line of work…
Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story by Jack Devine is a historical memoir by 32-year CIA member and eventual acting deputy director of operations that starts during the Cold War and ends in Afghanistan (available June 3, 2014). Jack Devine ran Charlie Wilson’s War in Afghanistan. It was the largest covert action of the Cold…
The Blood of Alexander by Tom Wilde is a debut thriller featuring a global organization dedicated to stealing back antiquities, one of which may lead adventurer Jonathan Blake to the tomb of Alexander the Great (available April 29, 2014). Part Indiana Jones and part Jason Bourne, Jonathan Blake is a highly-trained antiquities expert for the…
Montana by Gwen Florio is a debut mystery featuring war correspondent Lola Wicks (available October 25, 2013). I’m no great fan of prologues. I find they tend to distract more than they add the majority of the time. At any rate, any book whose first chapter starts with a female reporter embedded with rebels in…
We hope you'll enjoy this exclusive look at Kabul, Afghanistan's Green Zone through the eyes of a writer serving there, presented as special, long-form feature in four parts. 1. BEING DEPLOYED – THE JOURNEY BEGINS Ever wonder what you’d say if someone came up to you and told you it was time to…
Fear of Beauty by Susan Froetschel is a mystery set in war-torn Afghanistan (available January 15, 2013). The battered body of an Afghan boy is found at the base of a cliff outside a remote village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Did he fall as most of the villagers think? Or is this the work of…
