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Amsterdam: A Killer City At 400

I have left more bodies strewn along the streets and alleys of Amsterdam and in her canals than any other city in the world.   I love Amsterdam. Most of my books have been translated into Dutch. And though the Dutch market — like the overall population of The Netherlands — is relatively small, I’m […]

Radical Egyptian Clerics Seek to Legalise Child Brides

 Radical Egyptian Clerics Seek to Legalise Child Brides Pedophile sex traffickers are the sorts of perverts that heroine Mira Longbow goes after in Die By Wire

A Veterans Day Thanks To A Hero

Click to enlarge. And click that one for full size. A Veteran’s Day salute to my uncle, LTC Buddy Barner, USAF. I dedicated my book Perfect Killer to him and wrote him in as a character before he died. More images here.

Amazon Falling Into Legacy Publishing Mindset

I am caught in a frustrating war between Google and Amazon. I’ve previously written about the indie author’s  love/late relationship with Amazon (Amazon’s Indie Author Cracks Begin To Show, Grow) but have struggled over the past few months to make the relationship work. But over those months, Amazon has steadily slipped into the same sort […]

David Stone: Superb Writing in Thrillers

David Stone is, for my reading taste, one of the best writers on the planet in any genre. His ability to use the best possible words to evoke a mood, describe a character or set a scene just resonates with me … and makes me envious as hell. Below are a few of my favorite […]

No Vaginas Allowed!

  Christian publishers and book stores have a problem with vaginas. Maybe the owners were all born by Caesarean section or there are a lot more messiahs running around than we ever imagined. We guys who have assisted with the birth of our children know it’s a painful, messy (and awesome) process, which is why […]

Vonnegut For President

Vonnegut for President! Platform: Cat’s Cradle. Slogan (from Chapter 4): “All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies.” Clearly a man of his word! He has my vote!

Take THAT! Paul Ryan

And the meme goes on! Actual weight 45 pounds (four 10-lb plates plus bar. Since I don’t have those cool House of Reps gym barbells, I must assemble my own from what’s around my garage gym. And … I’m just funnin’ here. This is not an endorsement or a put-down. I’m a registered Democrat who […]

Ku Klux Klan Taliban & The Evil of Muslim Silence

In my last two books I spent a lot of time wrestling with the issue of God, faith and why good people do bad things — or allow evil to continue. Why did good Germans tolerate Nazi atrocities? Why did good Southern white people tolerate the Ku Klux Klan and institutionalized racism, lynchings and other […]

Giant Legacy Publishers Screw Libraries: Only Amazon Can Stop Them

Big publishers are screwing public libraries, but here’s an idea how Amazon could put a stop to them — and help readers,  authors and itself at the same time. PROBLEM #1: Some big publishers — Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin — refuse to sell  any ebooks to libraries. The excerpt below, from an open […]