My father was born and raised in Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University before decamping to the United States to get his Ph.D. in English from Ohio State. He loved…
Once, in a spirit of high adventure, my friend Jim and I spent several weeks traveling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our goal was to canoe some truly wild rivers –…
My most recent historical thriller, London Underground, grew out of my love for the city of London. I'm an Anglophile to my core and have always been fascinated by British…
Writers often need a sense of place and time to help inform their work. One place and time that has greatly influenced me is Istanbul, Turkey in the year 1963.…
I recently had the fun of sitting in my doctor's waiting room for over an hour. Fortunately I had brought a good book. But I became more interested in my…