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Lessons in Spying – Fooling the NSA

When the NSA whistleblower story broke, I sent a quick email to Le French Book’s very own spying specialist, Bernard Besson. He’s a former French intelligence official, a top-of-the-line economic intelligence master, and he writes good fiction books.

“What do you think?” I asked. And he gave me a quick lesson in spying.

Every intelligence service in the world tries to intercept communications of all kinds. This has been the case for centuries. The NSA has been working with US allies for years...

Writing a Novel – Tips from a Bestselling Author – 2

Here is the second installment in our tips on writing a novel from David Khara, the bestselling author ofThe Bleiberg Project, an exciting, World War II-conspiracy thriller. Here, he talks about method and what is really key. Is it the how, the what or the why?

Writing a novel – how do you actually do it?

So, you’ve got an idea, a plot, and characters. You’re now ready to go. So, go for it! Oh wait, you need to define how to organize your work. You may want to write down a full plot, listing th...

Writing a Novel – Tips from a Bestselling Author – 1

As part of my Le French Book publishing venture, I get the rare privilege of working with a number of very successful French writers as we bring their work to new readers in English. David Khara is the author of The Bleiberg Project, a conspiracy thriller based on World War II and its consequences in today’s world. It was an instant success in France, and is now available. He shared some fine writing advice and all the rest with me. I’m happy to share his thoughts about inspiration, writing,...

New Translator on Board

We have a new translator on board here at Le French Book. Welcome Sally Pane. She just handed over a draft of one of the upcoming Winemaker Detective novels, and says, “I enjoyed the story on many levels.” She’s gearing up for another assignment.

Sally’s bio

Sally Pane studied French at State University of New York Oswego and the Sorbonne before receiving her Masters Degree in French Literature from the University of Colorado where she wroteCamus and the Americas: A Thematic Analysis of Three W...

Blog Tour Bonanza with David Khara

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks over here with the release of our new thriller. And the author David Khara has been on a roll doing all kinds of interviews and guest posts.And David has a lot of interesting things to say.The Bleiberg Project also received number of reviews.Click through to visit the bloggers who are supporting the effort.Thanks to all.

Blog tour interviews and guest posts

Crime Thriller Girl:Interview – Author David Khara talks about The Bleiberg Project

Mystery Fanfare:Br...

Got to Love France Department: May 2013

Here is one reason some people love France, and others hate it: the month of May. That is because there are three to four holidays (depending on the year).

These are:

La fête du travailor Labor Day – May 1
Victory Day (celebrating the end of WWII in Europe) – May 8
Feast of the Ascension, which is movable and falls on May 9 this year
Whit Monday, which is also movable and falls on May 20 this year

This is a good year: May gets all four holidays. When they fall in the middle of the week that makes f...

Upcoming spy novel cover revealed

Woohoo. Our upcoming global warming spy novel,The Greenland Breachby Bernard Besson, has a cover. Check it out. We had fun with this one. Thanks to our David Zampa for his work on this.

Global warming spy novel and action bonanza

What does global warming really mean for geopolitics? Does it promise espionage and intrigue,economic warfare and behind-the-scenes struggles for natural resources? Author Bernard Besson, one of France’s top experts in economic intelligence brings usthis exciting tale,...

A writer’s view: dynamic thriller trio from new novel

David Khara, the author of the adrenaline-pumping thrillerThe Bleiberg Project, which is now available, tells us about the book’s three main characters. What makes them tick?

Spoiler alert: Anne here. I personally would read the book first before reading this post, but hey. Itisnow available on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.

A writer’s view

by David Khara

To write The Bleiberg Project, I had an overall scenario and a purpose, so then what I needed were strong, emotional characters. This is their story.

A...

New thriller is a tribute to “shadow warriors” and victims

Our new thrillerThe Bleiberg Projectis more than anaction-packed thriller.It is also a tribute to victims of World War II and one author’s way of sharing hope in the face of human folly. The author, David Khara tells us his motivations and inspiration for the book, which is the first of three books already out in French.The Bleiberg Projectis now available in English. Don’t miss the read.

Top French thriller writer David Khara – ©Ouest-France

A tribute to victims

Soon after I began my research f...

New international conspiracy thriller: where it all began

David Khara is the author of The Bleiberg Project, talks to us about hisadrenaline-pumping conspiracy thriller based on World War II and its consequences in today’s world. This fast-paced novel full of humor and humanity is the first in the Consortium Thriller series. The book was an instant success in France, catapulting the author to the ranks of the country’s top thriller writers.

It all began in 2008 as I was listening to the news on the radio in my car. A journalist was interviewing a man...