Barbara Nickless

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Barbara Nickless is the Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of two award-winning crime series. Her first series has been optioned for television. A teacher and activist, she uses the healing power of writing to support combat veterans and civilians in the U.S. and Ukraine. She’s a three-time winner of the Colorado Book Award and a six-time winner of the CAL awards. A former fencer and falconer, Barbara lives in Colorado where she loves to hike, cave, snowshoe, and drink single malt Scotch. Not at the same time. Her most recent research travel involved taking cover from rocket fire and being grilled at military checkpoints. Her latest novel—The Drowning Game—is a spy thriller. It dropped January 1, 2025.

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Barbara Nickless Thanks for reading my books, Mike! My RR intel comes from multiple sources: books (see a few that I recommend at the end of "Dead Stop") and the inter…moreThanks for reading my books, Mike! My RR intel comes from multiple sources: books (see a few that I recommend at the end of "Dead Stop") and the internet. But mostly from working with and talking to RR employees, past and present. Boy, these men and women have a lot of stories. I've been fortunate to talk to folks from BNSF, UP and other railroads. And I've followed a railway cop around on his various tasks. I have him on speed dial. :-)(less)
Barbara Nickless Kim, thanks for a great question! You are right about Guam--I'm an Air Force brat. My father served as a bomber pilot in WWII. My maternal grandfather…moreKim, thanks for a great question! You are right about Guam--I'm an Air Force brat. My father served as a bomber pilot in WWII. My maternal grandfather was a general in the National Guard. A maternal uncle was a POW in Germany. None of these men talked much about their experiences, and after reading some great books about WWII and Vietnam (including the incomparable Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes), I became curious about what our troops were experiencing in Afghanistan and Iraq. When I read Jessica Goodell's Shade it Black and other resources about Mortuary Affairs, I knew what perspective I wanted to use in Blood on the Tracks. So, yes, a lot of interviews and research. And all those family members who dealt with the aftermath of war. Thank you for asking!(less)
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“You get to the point where you're just empty. Empty of feelings and thoughts. Of bone and flesh and blood. Empty of hope and despair. You aren't dead. But you aren't living, either.”
Barbara Nickless, Dead Stop

“What fools we mortals are to think that the plans we make are anything more than a soap bubble blown against a hurricane, a frail and fleeting wish destined to burst.”
Barbara Nickless, Ambush

“Do not call us heroes. Not if you are calling us that in order to absolve yourself of guilt over sending us off to an unwinnable war. Some of us are heroes. But some of us never had the chance. And some of us got slammed face-first into the fact that when we looked inside, we found nothing heroic at all. —Corporal”
Barbara Nickless, Blood on the Tracks

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Beth Hi Barb,
I suggested some friends for MB and thought I should suggest them to you, too: CJ Lyons, Lise Fuller, Donita K. (Paul, one of our January speakers), Lynda Sandoval, Mike Befeler, Denise Vega, Robin D. (Owens), Carol Hightshoe, Suzanne Proulx, Mark Stevens, Ron Chalice, Bettina Swigger (PeakRadar.com), and MB, of course.


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Beth Hi Barb,
Welcome to Goodreads! Feel free to scan my friends list to find mutual friends and befriend them. And, you may be interested in joining some of the groups that I'm a member of, too. You'll have to start recording the books you've read, too. Have fun!
- Beth


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