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The Gray Man nominated for Best Thriller

July 7th, 2010
I am very proud to announce that my debut novel, The Gray Man, has received a nomination for Barry Award for Best Thriller. The award is named after the beloved late reviewer of crime novels, Barry Gardner. The winner will be announced in San Francisco at the great Bouchercon crime, mystery, and thriller novel conference in October. Wish me luck!!!!

The Film Option

May 26th, 2010

I have a guest post running on the great book-related blog, Gelati's Scoop. I was asked to write a piece about how the film option for The Gray Man came to life.

Round 2 of the "Smackdown"

May 21st, 2010

Please vote for The Gray Man, today only, in the Megalith Books Smackdown's 2nd round.

Books That Rock

May 9th, 2010

The Gray Man is in a head to head "smackdown" on the great book review site- Megalith Books. Today only.

 If you enjoyed the book, PLEASE click the link and vote for it! 

 Thanks!

The Latest News about the Film Adaptation

May 2nd, 2010
A screenwriter has been hired to turn the Gray Man into a screenplay. I get asked all the time what's happening with the film rights. This is the first I've heard since the option sold last fall, and I really hope this tid bit of info buys me a little time before I am hounded again for Hollywood news. I live in Memphis, Tennessee, and Memphis is not exactly plugged into the circuits of the ...

Audio Rights Sold to Audible

April 10th, 2010
I'm very excited to announce that Audio Rights for The Gray Man and On Target have been sold to Audible, with an option for Ballistic, the 3rd book in the series.

Research

April 9th, 2010

I've been in Mexico for the past three weeks, researching the 3rd Court Gentry book, Ballistic, which will come out next year. I flew into Puerto Vallarta, went up the Nayarit Coast to San Blas, through the Sierra Madres and Jalisco Tequila country, went to Guadalajara for a few days, and then spent a week in Mexico City.

Sometimes you don't need fiction...

March 8th, 2010

Actually you CAN make this stuff up, but it's interesting to know you don't have to!

CIA's acoustic Kitty

The Big Thrill

March 1st, 2010

I was lucky enough to get a great review and interview in the March edition of The Big Thrill, put out by Thrillerwriters.org. I'm honored.

The Book The Movie

February 28th, 2010

 Here's a piece I wrote on the blog My Book the Movie