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"We happy few" and "band of brothers" both come from King Henry V's speech before the battle of Agincourt (Oct 25) in Shakespeare's play, Henry V. It is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest passages about inspiration and leadership. More here: https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/qu...

Many thanks to Alexandro Botelho for including the opening of 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy on his show, Writings on the Wall. https://youtu.be/bWuo00eM07E

Goodreads giveaway for 20 signed copies of award-winning thriller The Second Law. Between now and October 7. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Goodreads Giveaway in US for award-winning thriller, The Second Law, between now and October 7. Enter here. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Here's a summary of books I've read and that I recommend from the last six months, as well as an update on my writing and on energy. https://lastarksbooks.com/2021/09/13/...

My interview on writing with NFReads https://www.nfreads.com/interview-wit...

88% discount to $0.99 for US Kindle edition of first-in-award-winning-series 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy. Get your copy if you don't have one. Tell your friends! Limited time thru 11:59 PDT Sunday, Aug 8. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

Great news! Between June 10 and June 14 A Year of Shorts will be available on Amazon for free. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096Y7WBH6/

Per the editor, Dog Days of Summer flash fiction shorts on Amazon Kindle: perfect for summer (or remembering summer) is free briefly between now and May 31. Some links:
US https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Days-Summe...
UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Days-Sum...
Canada https://www.amazon.ca/Dog-Days-Summer...

Dive into (northern hemisphere) summer with these 44 short shorts: Dog Days of Summer: Flash Fiction on Kindle. Only $0.99 or equivalent in your country's currency for 44 shorts. Links:
US https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Days-Summe...
UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Days-Sum...
India https://www.amazon.in/Dog-Days-Summer...

Cassandra much? Re Colonial pipeline & threats to energy infrastructure (and thus all of us who use energy) = Lynn Dayton thriller series, first editions 2006, 2013, 2018 (Second Law--cybersecurity) https://lastarksbooks.com/books/the-s... https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pipe...

Colonial pipeline cyberattack takes down 45% of USEC gasoline/diesel deliveries, eerily like The Second Law. 1-minute book trailer: https://youtu.be/JJMBo2T2tao

Great interview with James McGough of Literati Press Comics & Novels about Oklahoma, Osage & Cherokee & Ponca culture, and the history behind STRIKE PRICE. (40-minute interview.) At about minute 35 I mention favorite thriller/mystery authors like Joe Finder, Michael Connelly, Sara Paretsky, Alex Berenson, Karen Gordon, and others. https://www.facebook.com/literatipres...

I hope to see my Oklahoma Goodreads friends in person (yay!) at Full Circle Books (the cafe) this Saturday (Independent Booksellers Day) at 3 PM. Free to all. I'll be talking about the secrets of Oklahoma history I uncovered while writing Lynn Dayton thriller STRIKE PRICE.
Details: Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 NW Expressway/50 Penn Place Oklahoma City, 3 PM Saturday, April 24

Love this list of 30 great mysteries by women. https://crimereads.com/30-essential-c...

Thx for making the "Incurable" short story #1 in 15-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

Briefly free Kindle short story about jealousy and its outcome, noir set in the Southwest. Available globally on your country's Amazon site. Now until March 14. Get your copy. Let your friends know. In the U.S. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

My latest newsletter highlights several books I have enjoyed reading during the last six months, including a "if you only read one book this year" recommendation. https://lastarksbooks.com/2021/03/09/...

Thanks for making my short story "A Time for Eating Wild Onions" #1 in 30-minute Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Short Reads & #3 in 30-mintue Literature & Fiction Short Reads! Available free 3 more days on Kindle worldwide. Link for U.S.: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Eating-Wi...

Thanks to you the free-for-one-more-day short story, Robert & Therese Guillard: Choices reached #4 on Amazon's 30-minute Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Short Reads. Free through 11:59 PM PST (US) December 31. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NE6D74#...

Global on Kindle e-books: Digital short story (briefly) free! For Goodreads friends and your friends worldwide who read Kindle e-books. Starting Dec 27 12 AM PST (US). Until Jan 1, 2021 12 AM PST (US). “Robert & Therese Guillard: Choices” story gives more intriguing details and motivations for the antagonist in the first of the Lynn Dayton thriller series (13 Days). Check your country’s Amazon site.