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"Jake Devlin" is the pseudonym of a passively gregarious (and very wise) twenty-plus-year resident of the city of Bonita Springs, Florida, nestled between Naples and Ft. Myers on the beautiful blue-green Gulf of Mexico.

His 45-year background as an actor, playwright, director, television writer and producer, investor, trader, court reporter and in defense intelligence and security (he can't discuss that any further) gives him a unique perspective on the world (no more nor less unique than anybody else's, of course, but most assuredly different), and he brings that (along with his ongoing sense of amusement at it all) to his wrting and to his life.

He enjoys challenging readers' brains and tickling their funnybones, and he gleefully rides roug
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Jake Devlin Good question, Ms. Hanson. And the answer is - ready? - 68 years of observing and listening to people, and then pulling from all that the styles and p…moreGood question, Ms. Hanson. And the answer is - ready? - 68 years of observing and listening to people, and then pulling from all that the styles and personality quirks that fit my plots.

My novels are more plot-driven than character-driven, and in lieu of character development, it's more character revelation, peeling back layers as the plot unfolds..

I've used the names (first only) of people I know in, on and around Bonita Beach, and a few of their idiosyncracies, again when they fit. I've also pushed additional characteristics onto them when needed.

SPOILERS:
For example, two actual sisters I know, named Carie and Jill, became the Mimosa Twins, surveillance experts and bodyguards with appropriate skills, and a Mrs. Ohio or Indiana or Illinois of 1985, 6 or 7 (I forget exactly) who was on the beach in 2010 became the inspiration for the gorgeous, bright and skilled Pamela93. Pictures of those three are on my Twitter profile page. I won't say anything about the character named Ron, especially since I don't know his last name in real life, other than I think his character accurately reflects his real-life personality.

And as for Gordon Donne, he is NOT based on any real-life person or people, although I could see a Wallace Shawn or Bob Balaban (google them) or a non-neurotic Woody Allen type playing him in the movie. (NOT a LIam Neeson, Charlton Heston or Jeremy Irons type.)

I hope that answers your question. Feel free to ask for more detail or another question. And I hope you enjoy(ed) the first and second books and will enjoy the third one when it comes out.(less)
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Devlin Sub Rosa

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257 Ways to Fix the USA

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