Tagged With: Chechnya
Local Coverage of THE WAYWARD SPY
Many thanks to Andrea Gaines at The Blue Ridge Leader for the nice writeup about The Wayward Spy: Don’t you love the title … The Wayward Spy. Gives me goosebumps. The Wayward Spy, a new – and first – novel by a Loudoun woman named Susan Ouellette, was released on March 2. It is really special when … Continue reading
Libraries!
As a kid, my favorite place to go was the local public library. I was a voracious reader – Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Agatha Christie, any story filled with suspense. I’d make a beeline for the books on my to-read-list, then head to the card catalog, a wooden cabinet comprised of tiny file … Continue reading
Four Weeks – Four Inspirations
“Where do you get your story ideas?” It’s one of the most common questions people ask me. With The Wayward Spy hitting the shelves in FOUR (!) short weeks (March 2nd), I thought I’d share FOUR things that spark my imagination. Most of the ideas I have will never find their way into a story, … Continue reading
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
Hunting Chechen Terrorists
From my second novel, Reluctant Martyr — Chechnya, as my main character experiences it during her pursuit of a Chechen terrorist. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the distance, Maggie saw the faint outlines of a city. Soon, the Skoda was bouncing over gaping potholes at the outskirts of Grozny. Minutes later, they passed the first of innumerable abandoned … Continue reading