As I watch the news, there is a constant parade of threats to our country- Some real, some imagined, or hyped, but others represent truly existential dangers to the homeland. And some are threats that I have dramatized in my novels over the past ten years. Maybe coincidence, maybe prescience. Published in the mystery, thriller, […]
RECALL – Coming Soon and Cover Art
RECALL, my latest novel will be launching very soon… In anticipation of its launch, I wanted to share its cover and the thought that went behind the design process. The cover artist’s custom rendition is a modern style of a 1965 Vietnam medical air evacuation, capturing a poignant scene in an art form that softens the […]
Why The Name Biff?
WHY BIFF? Several readers have asked why I chose the name “Biff” for my protagonist. The short answer is his real name is Buford Cavendish Roberts V, with the Roman numeral on his birth certificate. He found the name pretentious and chose to go by Biff. His father shared the same disdain and went by […]
Can You Cheat a Lie Detector Test?
Is it possible to cheat a polygraph, also known as a lie detector, test ? It’s possible, but it requires intensive training to develop the skill. I touch on this in my latest novel, The Carrington Prophecy. Background: The South Korean Security, N.I.S, an agency patterned after the CIA, has captured a North Korean spy […]
WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Most people think only of nuclear devices or bombs, when Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are mentioned. But there are other devastating weapons of mass destruction. For example, Anthrax is a bio-terrorism agent and is addressed in my first novel, Cabo Caper. Anthrax is highly contagious and will kill anyone exposed in a very short […]
North Korea’s Hydrogen Ambitions
– North Korea and Hydrogen Bombs – North Korea has been in the news recently claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb. That’s a complex fusion reaction triggered by an atomic device, a fission reaction. If the claim is true, that’s a quantum leap in nuclear technology that adds a credible threat to its neighbors […]
