I had the privilege of dining with some of my fellow Thomas & Mercer authors last night. Listening to Blake Crouch describe filming Wayward Pines with M. Night Shyamalan, and Barry Eisler discuss branching out from his John Rain series to do a standalone, were a couple highlights. There were many others. What a great crowd!

Today we're filming for "Kindle's Most Wanted" which should be a blast. After getting a couple glasses of wine in the producers last night, they don't see so intimidating...

I'm thrilled to announce that Dick Hill, the voice of Jack Reacher and Nathan McBride and Moses (no kidding, Dick also narrates the Bible) will be narrating FLASH and BETRAYAL. Appropriately, they should be available by Thanksgiving.

Join me on the International Thriller Writer's website this week for an author roundtable discussion of the importance of setting. We'll be sharing our perspective on this aspect of the creative process and responding to reader Q&A through Sunday. Hope to see you there.

I was snugging a green beret onto my crew-cut scalp when I heard the report: The Berlin Wall, Tom Brokaw announced, has fallen.

I’d just completed years of military training. I’d parachuted into stormy swamps, memorized Soviet battle plans, and “learned Russian so you didn’t have to.” Then the enemy my generation had grown up with, and the career for which I’d sweat and bled, crumbled on the six o’clock news.

What are you going to do now? Mom asked.

I went over to the dark side...