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Tagged With: Chechens

“The Wayward Assassin is one of the year’s best spy thrillers.” – BestThrillers

I’m elated to announce that The Wayward Assassin is a BestThrillers Book Awards finalist! I’m honored to be recognized among such a great list of authors. Available on Amazon or wherever you buys books: https://tinyurl.com/mtjc8sjb

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Vote for THE WAYWARD ASSASSIN

If you loved The Wayward Assassin, please vote for it to be the “Readers’ Choice” winner (to be announced at Killer Nashville on August 19th). Click here or scan the QR code below to access the ballot.

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Knows Her Spies!

I was thrilled to see this great review of The Wayward Spy from Michael Frost Beckner. Michael is a renowned screenwriter and producer of film and television, best known for writing the military thriller, “Sniper” (which became a film franchise), and one of my favorite espionage films, “Spy Game” (starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt). … Continue reading »

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THE FRENCHMAN – A Compelling Spy Thriller

THE FRENCHMAN, a debut thriller by Jack Beaumont, grabbed my attention before I even began reading it. How? With this biographical preface: Jack Beaumont is the pseudonym of a former operative in the clandestine operations branch of the French foreign secret service, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). A former spy whose background … Continue reading »

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THE WAYWARD SPY – A Top 12 Book of 2021

The Strand Magazine, a magazine for fans of mystery and suspense novels, has named THE WAYWARD SPY a “Top 12 Book of the Year.” “Every once in a decade you read a book like The Wayward Spy, which is thrilling, addictive, and sends you reading more thrillers, but you’ll go back to this stunning book by … Continue reading »

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Win a Copy of THE WAYWARD SPY!

Goodreads is giving away two free copies of THE WAYWARD SPY. The giveaway ends on October 15th. Enter here to win: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/332346-the-wayward-spy

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Win a Copy of THE WAYWARD SPY

Goodreads is giving away two free copies of THE WAYWARD SPY. Enter here to win: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/332346-the-wayward-spy

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Author Kathryn Bashaar and I Chat About THE WAYWARD SPY

I had the great pleasure of speaking with author Kathryn Bashaar (THE SAINT’S MISTRESS – a captivating story about St. Augustine’s mistress). We chatted about THE WAYWARD SPY, the CIA, and fiction writing. Read the interview here: http://www.kathrynbashaar.com/2021/09/my-interview-with-susan-ouellette/

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ISIS Takes Credit for Attack on Russian Christians

A young man shouting “Allahu akbar” opened fire on Orthodox Christians exiting a church in the Dagestan region of Russia, killing five and wounding several others. ISIS quickly claimed credit for the attack, describing the dead gunman as a “soldier of the caliphate.” ____________________________________________________________________________ “The Islamic State claimed credit for the attack on the church, issuing … Continue reading »

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Chechen Terrorists Tied to ISIS

When I wrote my first two novels, Chechen terrorism consisted largely of attacks of Russian military, security, and political officials. Then came al-Qaeda, training and recruiting Chechens Islamists to wage jihad against western targets. In more recent years, Chechens have joined ISIS in Syria by the thousands. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ONE OF THE most heavily discussed groupings of … Continue reading »

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