Jeff Widmer

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Jeff Widmer is the author of the Pennsboro Cold War series (Distant Early Warning, Cold Fire, Good People); the CW McCoy and Brinker series of crime novels; and The Spirit of Swiftwater, a history of vaccines in the 20th century. A former journalist, advertising executive, and nationally syndicated reviewer, his work has appeared in publications ranging from Advertising Age to US Airways magazine to National Geographic World. Visit his website at http://jeffwidmer.com and his Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/author/jeffwidmer. ...more

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Jeff Widmer If I can't write a piece or a chapter, I write something else. If that doesn't work, I do something else, preferably something physical, and return to…moreIf I can't write a piece or a chapter, I write something else. If that doesn't work, I do something else, preferably something physical, and return to the work at a later time.(less)
Jeff Widmer The best thing about working as a writer of fiction is the ability to imagine what it's like to live as other people.…moreThe best thing about working as a writer of fiction is the ability to imagine what it's like to live as other people.(less)
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Peak Season (CW McCoy #1)

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Mr. Magic

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Curb Appeal: a CW McCoy Novel

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Distant Early Warning: A Pe...

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Finding Woodstock: Reflecti...

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Tourist in Paradise: A CW M...

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Born Under a Bad Sign: A Novel

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Permanent Vacation: A CW Mc...

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The Spirit of Swiftwater: 1...

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Mr. Mayhem

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What's my (opening) line?

I was sitting next to NPR science correspondent Christopher Joyce when he challenged the group to recall a favorite first line of a book. His was the opening of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. “Many years later, as he faced a firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.”

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