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I have been absent for a few weeks due to illness, but I am finally back at my desk doing what I love most, which is writing. I have also...

Congrats to Give-Away Winners!

Thank you, everyone, for trying to win a free copy of Kelsey's Crossing. To those of you who were unlucky, I hope you will consider my...

Kelsey's Crossing hits Top 100

In Amazon's Best Selling books for Political Fiction, Kelsey's Crossing hit #58, "Kelsey's Crossing" has crossed into the Top 100. I am...

Kelsey's Crossing...FREE

Don't forget to enter for a chance to win a free copy of Kelsey's Crossing at https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh... . Only 7...

5 Stars from Readers' Favorite

Reviewed by Alija Turkovic for Readers' Favorite David Randal is a skilled author with an eye for detail and a talent for allusions. He...

Shortlisted for the Hawthorne Prize:

Kelsey's Crossing has officially been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 "Hawthorne Prize," presented annually by American Writing...

"This political thriller has it all--

an engaging but flawed protagonist, insider portrayals of the corridors of the White House and Congress, and action-packed scenes that...

Happy Harry Potter Day

When my youngest son devoured the first Harry Potter book ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") in less than a week, I knew we had...

2 Days Until Launch

I sat down and wrote the first words of Kelsey's Crossing in June 2023. As a first-time author, I had no reason to believe it would be...

Thank You, LA Book Festival

...for naming Kelsey's Crossing First Runner Up in General Fiction for 2025. As a native son of Los Angeles, it is especially...