Not specifically spy-related this time, but something I’ve been thinking about lately and wanted to share. When I was in my youth (well, youth-adjacent at...

Hi! I hope you’re doing well. Something happened this week that I thought was worth talking about. As someone who writes about espionage, I’m fascinated by...

One thing people sometimes point out about the Crane books is the role clothes play. I frequently talk about what Crane or another character is wearing....

See Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (Editor’s note: In Part 1, I referred to Foutanga Babani Sissoko as Gambian. While many of his business operations were based...

Hi! I hope your day’s going well. Things are okay on this end, and here’s another update on what I’m working on. The first draft of Crossover is now...

See Part 1 and Part 2 In the summer of 1996, a Miami lawyer named Tom Spencer was hired to defend a man accused of ordering the bribery of a U.S. Customs...

...and then I let it age. Like cheese. About five years ago - remember that? There was no Covid. Tony Stark and Steve Rogers were still alive. So was Daniel...

Okay, imagine this scenario: You are a bank manager, and one day a customer walks into your bank seeking a car loan. He's a charismatic guy, handsome,...

Work In Progress (WIP) Reports are quick updates on what I'm working on. They're meant to give you a hint of what's coming down the pipeline, and hopefully...

I have to talk about this; I have to tell you about this guy, because I absolutely have to base a character on him at some point. But I need to dial that...

I was today years old when I learned that the role of John McClane in Die Hard was originally offered to Frank Sinatra. Stay with me here - this gets a...

When I first started working on the Crane novels, my intention was for each to stand alone. Some side characters might return in other books, but you...