Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write stories about fictional themes that interest me: suspense, fear of the unknown, and unexpected outcomes. These stories can involve victims, criminal elements, unknown connections between people, or observations that remain unexplainable. Strange things happening to ordinary people, or people getting caught up in dangerous situations are recurring themes of suspense that motivate me.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton is a suspense piece. I was interested in telling the story from a different perspective than the usual “FBI agent/small town cop” format and a situation where the lines between good and bad are murky.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew up reading stuff like Willard Price, Hardy Boys, Robert Arthur Jr., Edgar Rice Burroughs, Whitley Streiber, Stephen King, James Clavell, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, Lovecraft, Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, George Orwell, Phillip K. Dick and so many more. I’ve loved mysteries, crime, historical, and literary, but my true love is suspense, thrillers, horror and sci fi.
What are you working on now?
Another installment in my Requiem series of gothic horror short pieces.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Wish I knew!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
EDIT!
What are you reading now?
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
What’s next for you as a writer?
To write my next suspense novel, a horror novel, and start on my YA series I’ve been envisioning for decades.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Rendezvous with Rama, Great Expectations, Salem’s Lot
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