Some spy thrillers are built around car chases, explosions, and enough gunfire to make the ammo budget look like a small government program. Double Exposure has danger, action, and plenty of tension, but at its heart, it is about something even more dangerous than bullets. Betrayal. Secrets. Trusting the wrong person. Seeing something you were
One of the questions I get asked as an author is this: Have you ever incorporated something that happened to you in real life into your novels? The answer is yes. Absolutely. I think most writers pull from real life in one way or another, whether they admit it or not. Sometimes it is a
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Lately, I have been absolutely blown away by the incredible feedback rolling in for Double Exposure, Dust and Inheritance, and Boots and Stilettos. Reading your reactions to these stories has been one of the absolute highlights of my writing journey. For nearly fifty years as a photographer, my goal was always to capture a thousand
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There are certain images that do more than illustrate a story. They open a door. This one does exactly that. A darkroom. A camera. Chemical trays. A bottle marked Fixer. A red digital clock burning the numbers 3:33 into the shadows. And in the background, barely separated from the darkness, a figure stands where no
Big news, thriller readers! Zero Exposure has been selected as part of the BookSirens “Suspense Thriller ARCs You’ll Love” June 2026 Bundle, and I could not be more excited to share it with you. BookSirens has gathered a collection of suspense and thriller advance reader copies from several authors, giving readers a chance to discover
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It is official. Zero Exposure will be released on September 16, 2026, and I could not be more excited to finally share it with you. This book is especially meaningful to me because Zero Exposure is the prequel to Double Exposure. If you have ever wondered where the strange world of Reed Sawyer began, this
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Some readers notice the big twist. But it’s the small things, the way details matter in fiction writing, that can make a story memorable for others. Some notice the villain. Some notice the final chapter. Me? I worry about the men’s bathroom near the pizza restaurant. That may sound ridiculous, but welcome to the strange
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There is something deeply unsettling about hearing a story from the wrong person. Not the hero.Also not the victim.And not the man running for his life. The wrong person. That is one of the reasons I wanted to write Counter Exposure. On the surface, it may sound like a risky idea. After all, Double Exposure
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What happens when you take the villain from Double Exposure and hand him the microphone? That is exactly what I’m doing with Counter Exposure. If you read Double Exposure, then you already know Barry Cox as the mastermind in the shadows, the man pulling strings, shaping outcomes, and standing as the greatest threat Reed Sawyer
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If you’ve been meaning to pick up one of my books, this is a really good time to do it. Over the next few weeks, three of my main titles will either be on sale, or are on sale right now, for just 99 cents. That means you can jump into the world of The
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