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Gail Noble-Sanderson | Neither Life Nor Death | Author in the headlights (opens the original)
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Gail returns to Author in the Headlights to talk about Neither Life Nor Death , the third installment in her award-winning Drew Davies Railway Mystery Series . Set in post-war Mumbles, Wales, the series combines Gail’s love of history with something much more personal: she grew up in a railroad family. Her father was a railroad engineer, her uncles were brakemen and conductors, and her mother and aunts worked in the railroad office. Gail and Strider talk about turning real places into fiction, r
100 Years of Route 66—for Kids! | Beth Bacon, on Author in the Headlights (opens the original)
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Route 66 turns 100, and children's author Beth Bacon is celebrating by introducing America's most famous highway to a new generation. Beth returns to Author in the Headlights to talk with Strider S.R. Klusman about her new book, Route 66: Faces and Places Along America’s Most Famous Road . How do you take a century of history spread across eight states and decide which people, places, attractions, and stories belong in a children's book? Beth talks about the research behind the book, some of the
What Makes a Great Thriller? | Intelligence Expert Rick Steinke and his new book, Sicilian Nexus | Author in the Headlights (opens the original)
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What makes a great thriller? For Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke, it starts with a credible threat . Rick brings an unusual perspective to fiction. His career in the U.S. Army and Department of Defense took him from West Point to work involving Afghanistan, Kosovo, Ukraine, and high-stakes intelligence. Today, he draws on that experience as the author of the Major Jake Fortina global thriller series. Rick joins Strider S.R. Klusman on Author in the Headlights to discuss his newest novel, The Sicilian Ne
Stuck in the Muddy Middle? Write the End First | Marian Exall | Author in the Headlights (opens the original)
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Mystery and historical-fiction author Marian Exall returns to Author in the Headlights to talk about Loners , her journey from attorney to novelist, the craft behind her mysteries and historical fiction, and her newest book, Loners. Marian shares what years of reading taught her about writing, why historical fiction demands such careful research, and the practical technique she uses when a manuscript bogs down in the “muddy middle”: write the ending first. We also meet Loners detective Christine
Lisa Gardner's ne w book - You’ll Be Sorry - Author in the Headlights (opens the original)
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner joins Author in the Headlights to talk suspense, storytelling, and her newest novel, You’ll Be Sorry . Lisa takes us inside her writing process—how she develops her thrillers, builds suspense, handles the demands of publishing, and continues finding new stories after a remarkable career. We also talk about her bestselling series, the evolution of her writing, and what’s coming next. Whether you're a longtime Lisa Gardner fan, a thriller reader lo
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