Hell Above Earth (book review)
Just when we thought historians had recorded everything worth knowing about World War II comes Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him. Stephen Frater has penned a riveting account of what has to be one of the strangest buddy stories of the…
Read MoreA Salute to Trace Adkins!
‘Til The Last Shot’s Fired A big salute to country singer Trace Adkins for his support for the Wounded Warrior Project! His song “‘Til The Last Shot’s Fired” will bring tears to your eyes.
Read MoreWhat Scares Thriller Writers?
Reader’s Entertainment and News asked thriller writers, “What scares you the most?” As a military flier, my worst fear is screwing up at the wrong time! Click here to read my guest blog for Reader’s Entertainment.
Read MoreAir Mobility Command Museum
If you’re interested in the kind of aircraft that most often appear in my novels, do yourself a favor and visit the Air Mobility Command Museum. You’ll find it at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. You won’t need a military ID to see it, because it’s located outside the operational area of the base. (It’s free,…
Read MoreSILENT ENEMY coming soon in paperback
Many thanks to the Military Writers Society of America for including my novel Silent Enemy in its recommended reading list! Silent Enemy, now in hardcover from Putnam, will be released in paperback in June. In the novel’s opening chapter, a terrorist bombing strikes the Afghan National Police training center in Kabul. The attack creates a large number…
Read MoreGaithersburg Book Festival
If you’re anywhere near Gaithersburg, Maryland, please join me for the Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 19. The organizers very kindly invited me to share some thoughts in an interview: http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/qa-with-2012-featured-author-thomas-young
Read MoreTHE RENEGADES, coming in July
Parson and Gold meet again in a new novel, coming this summer. Look for The Renegades on July 19!
Read MoreSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2011
Many thanks to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They’ve listed SILENT ENEMY among their favorite books of 2011 in the Crime Thriller category. Here’s the link: http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/post-dispatch-rounds-up-favorite-books-of/article_7cf29dcd-898b-5896-99da-326c27c26b72.html
Read MoreA Few Thoughts On Veterans Day
As we observe this Veterans Day, the war on terror will have lasted more than ten years. For all that time, I have kept an outdated aeronautical chart in my flight suit. It’s a type of chart pilots use to orient themselves while flying in clear weather. My old chart provided guidance over New York…
Read MoreThe Heart of Fiction: Conflict
I’ll make a confession here: It took me a long, long time to learn how to create a decent plot for a novel. I shared some thoughts on the subject in a guest column for a Writer’s Digest blog. Here’s a link: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/the-advice-i-needed-most-as-a-new-writer-but-never-got
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