One of my favorite things about being an author is the chance I have to interact with readers. I was … More
Tag: WWII
The Good Word Podcast
This past spring I was interviewed on the Good Word Podcast. The host, Nick Galieti, interviewed as many of the … More
Cover Reveal for The Rules in Rome
Guess what’s going to press? Okay, you don’t really have to guess because you probably saw this post’s title. The … More
The 70th Anniversary of D-day
Seventy years ago today, American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France in the largest amphibious invasion … More
How to Code Messages Like a WWII Spy
This blog post will take you through the steps of encoding a message using double transposition, just like British and … More
I have a new title, and a map
The title for my third novel was finalized last month: Deadly Alliance. I like it. A lot. No, it wasn’t one of … More
Things not to do if you’re an agent in a Nazi-occupied country
This past summer I read a nonfiction book about several British agents who went into France during WWII as part … More
The 69th Anniversary of D-day
Last year I posted some pictures my sister took of the WWII memorial in Washington DC. Now that another anniversary … More
What’s in a Name? Part Two: Commander Courage and Other Names That Border on Perfection
I recently read an article about the first naval battle of Narvik, which took place in April 1940 between British … More
What’s in a Name? Part One: Paulus and Paullus
Seventy years ago today, on February 2, 1943, the last German troops in Stalingrad surrendered. The fight for Stalingrad was … More
My New Maps
I didn’t have a map for my first novel, Espionage. Most of the novel took place in Calais, France, so … More