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The Wayward Target – FREE E-Book!
The Wayward Target e-book is free for a limited time wherever you buy e-books. Get your free copy between February 1-7 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia!
“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
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.
CITIZEN ORLOV By Jonathan Payne
When Citizen Orlov, an unassuming fishmonger and upstanding citizen, answers a mysterious phone call, he is catapulted into a web of espionage and political maneuverings. Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent, but Orlov will certainly try. CITIZEN ORLOV, the debut novel by Jonathan Payne, is a funny and often poignant tale of an … Continue reading
Goodreads Giveaway – THE WAYWARD TARGET
Goodreads is giving away five hardcover copies of The Wayward Target, the third book in The Wayward Spy series. Enter here by March 31st for your chance to win! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/361965-the-wayward-target
Muir’s Gambit – Michael Frost Beckner
Michael Frost Beckner 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). Beckner recently turned to a new venture–writing espionage thrillers. Muir’s Gambit, the first of … Continue reading
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
The Wayward….CIA Reunion?
I received an invitation to attend the CIA’s 75th anniversary celebration. When I worked for the Agency, there were no anniversaries of note to celebrate. However, when I worked on Capitol Hill for the House Intelligence Committee, I attended the 50th anniversary celebration. (For the sake of vanity, let’s pretend that the 50th anniversary occurred … Continue reading
Secrets & Spies Podcast
Podcast alert! I had a great time discussing all things “Wayward” with Chris Carr, the host of the Secrets & Spies podcast. We talked about my time in the intelligence world, the writing process, THE WAYWARD SPY and THE WAYWARD ASSASSIN, and world events (the war in Ukraine and the Russian-Chechen wars). Secrets & Spies … Continue reading
All Your Beach Reading in One Place
Check out this fabulous book giveaway. There’s something for everyone – a spy thriller (THE WAYWARD SPY) and suspense, horror, dystopian, and sci-fi stories. Plus some extra bling from each author. Seven free books? What are you waiting for? Enter here: https://gleam.io/Uyzw1/epic-summer-book-giveaway Follow me and the other authors on Twitter: @smobooks @madisonlawson96 @brandiejune @AshLBishop @RobSamborn … Continue reading