The United States of America’s Central Intelligence Agency would not exist as it is today without the exemplary efforts of five brave and often undersung women. This lack of recognition, to a certain extent, is part and parcel of working with the CIA: it would never do to publicly laud work that is best done…
Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid is a fun, fast thriller about a CIA prodigy's whose cover is blown when he accidentally becomes an internet sensation (available February 13, 2018). When Peter Smith’s classmate snaps a picture of him during a late night run at the track, Peter thinks he might be in trouble. When…
Biological warfare. LSD. CIA conspiracies. Netflix’s upcoming true crime documentary has all this and more. Directed by the legendary Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line), Wormwood deals with the mysterious case of Frank Olson, his involvement with the CIA and the MK-ULTRA project, and his apparent suicide. A biological warfare scientist and bacteriologist, Frank Olson…
The Yemen Contract by Arthur Kerns is the 3rd book in the Hayden Stone Thriller series, where Stone finds himself in Yemen trying to save his kidnapped partner and foil a terrorist plan that only he can stop (Available June 28, 2016). CIA operative Hayden Stone has his work cut out for him. Abdul Wahab…
One night, after working on a murder mystery that was going nowhere, I toyed with the idea of starting an espionage thriller series. Along with tossing around possible locations and when the action would take place, I had to come up with realistic characters. Who would be the protagonist? Naturally, all the interesting people I…
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Hollywood tells us that the world of espionage is glamorous, dangerous, sexy, and unpredictable. It's full of femme fatales, debonair secret agents, car chases, and equal parts gunfire and explosions. Bond, Bourne, Hunt: these are our heroes. They're handsome, muscular, and always ready with a quip. They go through women like tissue papers—women who are…
Assassin's Silence by Ward Larsen is the 3rd David Slaton novel (Available May 3, 2016). When it comes to disappearing, David Slaton has few equals. Police in three countries have written off trying to find him. His old employer, Mossad, keeps no forwarding address. Even his wife and son are convinced he is dead. So…
Night Life by David C. Taylor is the 1st Michael Cassidy novel. It is nominated for the Edgar Award for “Best Novel.” The Cold War is heating up. Senator Joe McCarthy is running a witch hunt for Communists in America. The newly formed CIA is fighting a turf battle with the FBI to see who…
Better Dead by Max Allan Collins is the 15th Nathan Heller Thriller (Available May 3, 2016). It's the early 1950's. Joe McCarthy is campaigning to rid America of the Red Menace. Nate Heller is doing legwork for the senator, though the Chicago detective is disheartened by McCarthy's witch-hunting tactics. He's made friends with a young…
