by K.J. HoweStories about double agents pepper the annals of the history of spies, stories showcasing misplaced trust and betrayal. Still, how could a soft-spoken physician become a triple agent, deceiving those who live and breathe the trade? That is exactly what happened on December...
Josephine Baker – Le Jazz Hot and Le Hot Spy
S. Lee Manning: I have an affinity for jazz, France, and spies, so for my post this month, I chose to celebrate someone who combined all three.Many people know that Josephine Baker was an American jazz star, celebrated in France, who in her later years worked for civil rights.Did you also...
LISA BLACK GOES ROGUE
...Submitted by Karna Small BodmanWe are delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author and friend Lisa Black as our "In the Rogue Limelight" guest blogger.... a writer whose books have been translated into six languages -- one has been optioned for film and a possible TV series....
A SPY STORY: DCI WILLIAM CASEY
DCI Casey & President Reagan in the White HouseBy Gayle Lynds.... Do you want to know who you are? Thomas Jefferson had some good advice: “Act! Action will delineate and define you.”That was certainly true of CIA legend William J. (“Bill”) Casey (1913–1987), who on...
WHY ARE MYSTERIES POPULAR DURING FRAUGHT TIMES?
by Chris GoffThis is the question being posed to Manuel Ramos, Carter Wilson and me, at the Colorado Book Festival in Denver, March 3rd.For those who don't know anything about my colleagues.Both are bestselling authors, Manuel is a retired lawyer and bestselling author of Chicano noir crime...
FOR ALL THE GIRLS WHO HAVE SINNED
By Francine MathewsThe news that a jet had crashed today outside of Moscow, killing all seventy-one people aboard, reached me as I deplaned from a red-eye in Denver this morning. Red-eyes combine two things I truly dislike: disrupted sleep and air travel. I'm the sort of fragile buttercup who...
Roadtripping, Research, and Serendipity
Beaver Creek ColoradoI just completed a two thousand mile road trip through the country from Chicago to California. This probably counts as the farthest I've driven ever. It also counts as one of the least pre- planned trips I've ever taken and it worked beautifully in ways I hadn't anticipated....
Unleashing Your Passion
.....Submitted by Karna Small BodmanAs we approach the delightful Valentine's Day, I've been thinking about how fortunate I am to have the love of my life as my "Valentine." I've also thought about activities that I love -- and how some have become a passion. Last week I was invited to come...