The Chanticleer Book Review has announced the last cut of nominees for the 2020 CLUE Award (for mystery/suspense/thriller novels) — the Semi-Finalists. Although both Deadly Enterprise and Lethal Voyage were named to the Short List, only Lethal Voyage survived the cut to the Semi-Finalist list. The finalists for each of the five sub-categories within the … More Lethal Voyage named a semi-finalist for the 2020 CLUE Award

Righteous Assassin, book #1 in the Mike Stoneman Thriller Series, was a Semi-Finalist for the 2019 CLUE Award. Both Lethal Voyage and Deadly Enterprise made the Short List for the 2020 award (I just got in under the submission deadline for the newer book). Only Lethal Voyage advanced to the Semi-Finalist group for the 2020 … More Lethal Voyage named CLUE Award Semi-Finalist

I’m thrilled to announce that both Deadly Enterprise (Mike Stoneman Thriller #2) and Lethal Voyage (Mike Stoneman Thriller #3) have been named to the Short List for the 2020 CLUE award, given out by the Chanticleer Book Review to the best books in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller genres. Books 2 & 3 in the Series now join … More Deadly Enterprise and Lethal Voyage named to the Short List for the 2020 Chanticleer Book Review CLUE Award

Chapter 1 — Offensive Planning THE BOSS’S OPEN HAND slammed against his glass desktop with an ear-splitting smack. Every ornament, pen, and even the phone jumped and then rattled back into place. “Damn it all! I didn’t want it to come to this!”          The huge man standing on the other side of the desk … More Fatal Infraction (Mike Stoneman #4) — Preview of Chapter 1

I’m very happy to unveil two montage videos for The Mike Stoneman Thriller Series! The short version (1:30) is now posted on the home page of this website. The longer version (3:00) is embedded below. We’ll see where else we can post the long version for those who have the extended time to watch! The … More MSTS Video Montage(s)

Here’s a short video in which I talk about the upcoming book!

Judge’s Comments: “This was such a satisfying read. The opening was terrific and pulled me right in. I must admit, at first, I was a little disappointed to know, right off the bat, that the killer was a woman. I like to not know and try to guess as I continue reading. But you made … More Writer’s Digest Gives Lethal Voyage a perfect 5 out of 5 in every category!!

The first draft of book #4 is out for beta reader comments. By the end of January, it should be in my editor’s hands. For now, here’s a sneak peek at the book blurb. It’s still subject to some tweaks, so if you have any ideas or comments, please pass them along! Controversial (Black) quarterback … More Fatal Infraction: Mike Stoneman Thriller #4 — sneak peek at the book blurb

Please enjoy this little video about the somewhat tortured journey of creating the design for the cover of Lethal Voyage!