We often describe our books as ‘factional fiction,’ or ‘high velocity suspense’. When asked, we tell readers that we try to write novels (especially the law enforcement and criminal justice aspects) so they will have a realistic picture of the dangers FBI, NCIS, and DEA agents face in their careers as well as an inside [...]
Last year we posted an ad for our tenth thriller “The Looming Storm” on Facebook, but never saw any sign of it. Today we were told by Facebook that our ad was denied. We wondered if it was offensive? We demanded to know the reason. Their response? Of course, we appealed because everybody knows that the novel [...]
The other day, we stopped at a bookstore to look for birthday cards and books. Do you know what we saw displayed on the front doors? Beautiful green wreaths decorated with red bows. We both said, “It’s Christmas in July!” We try to write novels for folks who ‘want the very best’ and that [...]
It’s been too long since we’ve blogged. And yes, we are still writing novels. So let’s get caught up! Many of you have written asking about our NCIS critiques. For those of you who have followed our critiques of the original NCIS show, know the producers of the show also launched a Los Angeles (LA) [...]
What's wrong with this picture? Some would say the above creche can’t be on Government property because it is a religious symbol. We could win a court argument about that, as the baby Jesus has been replaced by a dog. Others might argue that dogs have become some peoples’ gods, and there are statistics [...]
Tonight’s episode of NCIS used a Halloween Party (not on a Navy base) as a backdrop to stage the wounding of Navy Lt. Ethan Wynn and the eventual murder of his wife Lt. Helen Wynn. We find ourselves in the Fifteenth season, and it’s getting harder to write realistic scripts. As we’ve pointed out too [...]
As you all might remember, we began writing a critique of the NCIS show in 2011, when so many of those who buy and read our suspense novels sought our opinion about the authenticity of the show. Since part of David’s twenty-seven-year career as a Federal Agent was with what is now known as NCIS [...]
Much has happened in American foreign policy during the latter years of the Obama Administration and the transition into the Trump Administration. Recently, President Trump rolled back some of the regulations that President Obama had loosened for the Communist government in Cuba, just ninety miles from Key West, Florida. TheMiami Herald ran a story revealing [...]
It happens every year about this time, so we’ve come to expect it. The NCIS’ seasonal finales have been ending with a “to be continued” cliffhanger, and it happened again tonight. Each year the finale scene is a dramatic explosion or gunfight and we have to wait until the autumn season premiere to see if [...]
What better way for a TV series looking to prop up it’s dropping ratings than to have two of the characters get married on TV? It happened in Happy Days when Joanie and Chachi were married on TV. A famous wedding happened on General Hospital in 1981. Luke and Laura married on the show and [...]