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‘Off the Grid,’ A Conversation with C.J. Box

March 9, 2016 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

Chuck Box__Michael_SmithC.J. Box, the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen Joe Pickett novels, has millions of fans. In addition to the Joe Pickett series, he’s written five standalones, and a short story collection, Shots Fired. He’s won multiple awards for his fiction. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages.

Off the Grid finds Joe’s good friend Nate living off the grid, relying solely on survival skills, as he attempts to find Muhammad Ibraheem, a rogue journalist, who has also gone “off the grid”. An ultra-secret government agency has pressed Nate into service to apprehend this suspect whose activities could lead to great bloodshed.  Meanwhile, Joe’s daughter Sheridan has accepted an invitation to attend a gathering where a group of political activists have been invited. But who and what exactly are they, and what’s their real agenda?

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Filed Under: book launch, crime, Huffington Post Column, Interviews Tagged With: home grown terrorism, procrastination, Terrorism, thrillers

‘Violent Crimes,’ A Conversation with Phillip Margolin

February 10, 2016 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

2016-02-09-1455022427-6466258-PhillipMargoliscrAnthonyGeorgis-thumbPhillip Margolin, a former criminal defense attorney who defended thirty murder cases, has written many New York Times bestsellers. He is well-known for his Amanda Jaffe and Brad Miller series, and for his many standalone novels.

Violent Crimes is the next novel in the Amanda Jaffe series. Amanda is involved in a complex case involving environmentalists, Big Oil, financial fraud, and murder. Not only must she determine who murdered two attorneys while defending the men accused of the crimes; but also faces the most difficult professional decision of her life.

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Filed Under: About Books, courtroom drama, Huffington Post Column Tagged With: courtroom thrillers, ethics in the courtroom, legal thrillers, perjury, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, procrastination, search warrants

‘Find Her,’ A Conversation with Lisa Gardner

February 10, 2016 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

LisaGardner_cPhilbrickPhotographyLisa Gardner is one of the best-known names in all of thrillerdom. She’s received praise from Lee Child, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, among many others. With more than 22 million books in print, she’s written an FBI profiler series; the Detective D.D. Warren series; and a number of standalone novels.

In Find Her, Flora Dane shares the protagonist role with Detective D.D. Warren. Some years earlier, while on Spring Break in Florida, Flora found herself waking up in a pinewood box.  In pain and disoriented, she began months of captivity at the hands of an abductor.

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‘Playing with Fire,’ A Conversation with Tess Gerritsen

October 31, 2015 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

Tess Gerritsen, photo Jacob GerritsenTess Gerritsen was a physician and Board-certified internist before turning her talents to writing. The Rizzoli and Isles series, featuring a homicide detective and medical examiner, propelled Tess to the status of an internationally bestselling author; and was the foundation for the popular television series of the same name.

Tess has written standalone medical and crime thrillers; and her books have been published in 40 countries.  Playing with Fire, a standalone novel, draws its drama from Tess’s passion as an accomplished musician.

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‘Devil’s Bridge,’ A Conversation with Linda Fairstein

August 12, 2015 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

For more than 20 years, Linda Fairstein was a prosecutor and Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit oLinda Fairsteinf the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. She’s considered America’s foremost legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence.

When she turned her talents and impressive background to writing novels, Linda created Prosecutor Alex Cooper, and her team of attorneys and police officers, including Detective Mike Cooper. Their exploits in 16 previous novels have made Linda’s books international bestsellers, translated into more than a dozen languages.

Devil’s Bridge, the 17th in the Alex Cooper series, finds Alex facing a grueling day in court, prosecuting a rapist who is also involved in human trafficking. Amidst threats coming from various quarters, in a terrifying twist, Alex suddenly disappears. Mike Chapman takes the lead to find her, in a frantic race against time, compounded by the human capacity for evil.

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‘Broken Promise,’ A Conversation with Linwood Barclay

August 6, 2015 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

Linwood Barclay credit Bill Taylor (2)Linwood Barclay’s thrillers have been international bestsellers. Trust Your Eyes, an intriguing novel with a unique premise, has been optioned for film.  The Associated Press said, “Linwood Barclay has established himself alongside the masters of suburban fiction.”

In just-released Broken Promise, unemployed journalist David Harwood, grieving his wife’s untimely death, moves with his young son back to his parents’ home in Promise Falls, New York. One morning, David visits his cousin Marla, who has been acting strangely since having lost her baby during childbirth a year ago. Shockingly, David discovers Marla holding a 10 month-old baby boy who Marla says is her son. David begins investigating the child’s true identity; nothing is really as it seems, and Marla’s mysterious child is merely the tip of the iceberg.

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