Stay in the fight. It’s one of my favorite phrases and one I like to include when I sign books. It’s popular with elite military operators, and in fact it was one such operator who suggested I adopt it and use it at my signings. The more I used it, the more it grew on me, particularly because it represents the...
Insider Interview: Gary Sinise, Actor, Director, Musician, Humanitarian, Patriot FULL BLACK was my first thriller to feature Hollywood (the character with the biggest target on his back in this novel is a major filmmaker), so I thought it would be perfect to interview an acclaimed actor, who is a great patriot and humanitarian. Gary Sinise is known as the star...
Each of my thrillers feature strong female characters. In THE ATHENA PROJECT, four amazing women take center stage as part of the world’s most elite counterterrorism unit. A fellow author described this team as “007 in stilettos,” which reminded me of my good friend Karen Bartuch. Karen is President and Founder of the Women’s Tactical Association, which is dedicated to bringing training...
In FOREIGN INFLUENCE, I introduced a new paradigm for warfare – new enemies, new weapons, and new threats to global and personal security. So, this month, I thought it would be interesting to talk with the leader of the security teams who travel with me on book tours and on research trips for each of my novels.Bob Oatman founded R.L....
THE APOSTLE opens with a quote from George Orwell: “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” Orwell was referring to women and men like my friend Jim Erwin, who served ably as a Special Operations soldier for more than a decade, and is a highly skilled sniper and counter terrorism, hostage rescue,...