Ten Mysterious Facts Americans Need To Know About America’s Largest Ancient City We are W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear, archaeologists and anthropologists by academic training and professional inclination. That we are New York Times and international bestselling authors with fifty-six books in print is almost incidental. We’re best known for writing about […]
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The Top 5 Literary Investigators Everyone Should Know
The Top 5 Literary Investigators Everyone Should Know As a prolific writer of more than fifty novels, I’ve been inspired by many mystery writers, from Georges Simenon to Agatha Christie, who’ve created indelible detectives that every mystery lover should know. These writers constructed complex, nuanced, and intelligent investigators who have influenced my own Fiona […]
Why Did The Postman Ring Twice, and Why It’s Best to Miss Appointments in Samarra: James M. Cain and John O’Hara’s Rendezvous With Fate
Why Did The Postman Ring Twice, and Why It’s Best to Miss Appointments in Samarra: James M. Cain and John O’Hara’s Rendezvous With Fate “Tragedy is the force of circumstances driving the protagonist to the commission of a dreadful act.” This was the deterministic notion of James M. Cain’s father, an eminent educator and […]