Just My Personal Opinion, Of Course...

Dear friends and family, As many of you know, I've been working the past year -- that's right, I said  year  -- on the screen adaptation of my upcoming Talanov thriller,  DRAGON HEAD . And I am proud to present the official book cover to you here and now. The same artist who designed the gold-medal-award-winning cover for  November Echo  also designed this one. Her name is Frauke Spanuth and her work is absolute genius. ​ Needless to say, I am very proud of the  Dragon Head  cover. I think it rocks. Naturally, this means I have to produce a story that matches expectations generated by Frauke's  cover, so the pressure is definitely on! It's all good, however, because pressure like this makes me dig deep and work hard.  If I'm asking you to invest a few bucks and your time in one of my books, it is my responsibility to provide you with a story that honors that investment. For me, such a task is a privilege. Thank you for allowi...

Upstairs in the casino's darkened security center,  agent Glenda Bixler and her team had been  watching Talanov on a TV monitor. Bixler was  the CIA's European Chief of Operations.  With her was agent Donna Pilgrim and  Spanish interpreter, Paul Franco.  In front of them were other monitors  connected  to feeds from various cameras  located   in the foyer, corridors, and throughout the hotel and casino. The room was filled with the quiet hum of  electronic equipment.      "Did you see the way he looked up  at us just then?" Bixler said.  "It's as if he knows we're watching."     A women's rowing champion from  Dartmouth who majored in European history,  the blond-haired Bixler was a competitive  woman of twenty-nine who spoke fluent  Russian and German. Her hair was  cut in a classic bob and she was dressed in  a dark blue slack suit and white shirt. An ide...