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Joe Eszterhas and me

Just noticed that my old college buddy Joe Eszterhas - who went on to become the most famous (or infamous, depending how you felt about his work) screenwriter in Hollywood - has a book coming out at the same time as mine and from the same publisher. It's called Deliverance from Evil, about the three women in Cleveland held captive by Ariel Castro. It will be published by Atria on August 12 - the exact same publication date as my book from Atria, The Kennedy Connection. What are the odds of that? Haven't talked to Joe in  years, but I'm sure we never figured on anything like that when we were hanging out together at Ohio University in Athens back in the 60s. He moved back home to Cleveland after turning Hollywood upside down with scripts like Basic Instinct and Show Girls.

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Publication date is August 12

Just a little more than six months now until THE KENNEDY CONNECTION is out. Then they'll be an ebook novella from Atria approximately six months later and a third book sometime in 2015. All featuring the same character, hard-driving New York Daily News reporter Gil Malloy. Gil is a brilliant reporter, but a bit flawed in some other areas of life. And no - for those of you ask - he's not based on any one in particular. I've met a lot of Gil Malloys over the years. More details on THE KENNEDY CONNECTION to come soon.

JFK conspiracy theories

During all the media attention around the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, I came up with the idea of taking a look at five of the biggest conspiracy theories for NBCNews.com, where I work. Here's the first part of the series - focusing on the idea that it was really a mob hit by organized crime. That's the one that always made the most sense to me. It's Gil Malloy's operative theory too as he chases after murderers from 50 years ago and present day in THE KENNEDY CONNECTION.
Who killed JFK?

blast from the past

I ran into someone I know at a restaurant in Princeton last night who said he'd just ordered a copy of LOVERBOY - an old thriller I wrote back in the 90s. About a serial killer in New York City who suddenly stops and disappears - then the killings start all over again years later. One of my favorites of the books I wrote back then. It even got optioned by Hollywood although (as is usually the case) no movie ever got made. Hope you enjoy the book, Nathan.

Looking back at Dallas 50 years later

If you missed it in November, here are some fascinating interviews we did at NBC News for the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination....
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