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Getting Away From It All
Mystery Scene magazine printed an essay of mine in its November print edition. It’s about how travel can help inform your sense of place as a writer. You can download a pdf here.
Books
Toward the Light
Perfect for readers who appreciate a novel female protagonist, an “everywoman” confronted with an overwhelming moral dilemma and crushing physical danger. Luz Concepcion returns to Guatemala to murder Martin Benavides, the man who destroyed her family. Benavides, who rose from insurgent fighter to president, controls a major drug network. Richard Read more…
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About Me
I learned to read in kindergarten and never stopped. The restrictive policy of my town library (What? Only fourteen books per card?) led me to become omnivorous—my brothers’ science fiction and adventure, my mother’s classics, my father’s, well, those books hidden behind the hardcovers on the top shelf. A nomad Read more…