I have just completed the first draft of The Mensch, which is the last book in the Alex Cohen series. It’ll take another couple of months before it hits the streets, but you can buy a pre-order now from your favorite retailer so that you get it as soon as it is released. If Kobo, …
I am pleased to announce that book 13 has started. And by that I mean that I have began to write The Mensch, instead of outlining, which has taken me a big chunk of September. The first scene is in the can (as they say on old movie sets) and Alex’s car is in a …
Hollywood Bilker, the sixth book in the Alex Cohen series is available to buy now. If you order it today then as soon as it is released on October 8, you’ll get your copy from whichever platform you use. It covers Alex’s life in the 1960s as he attempts to free himself from the illegitimate …
The end is in sight. I know I’ve talked about the fact that I have started work on The Mensch but I am still a few days away from getting book 6, Hollywood Bilker ready for publication. As soon as it is done, and I am hoping that will be by the end of the …
With still a little editing to do on my part (and a lot of work for my editor, Melanie), my mind is turning to the 1970s and what is going to happen to Alex in the last book, The Mensch. And on that basis, I am declaring the start of my 13th full-novel. Now I …
I am pleased to report that I have finished the first draft of Hollywood Bilker: ‘just’ the editing left to do. This means that I can put the death of Bobby Kennedy behind me now. I have been writing about the assassination of both Kennedy sons this summer and I’ve been investigating their respective records …
There are many stories about Californian water. The movie which captured that experience best, to my mind, was Chinatown where the dark side of the west coast was revealed in all its stark glory. I know that Roman Polanski‘s life has been problematic, but that does not change my response to the film. I’ve got to …
As I know I’ve mentioned in the past, I am working on book 6 of the Alex Cohen series, Hollywood Bilker which takes place in the 1960s. The lead character–I never call him my hero–is involved in Dallas, Texas in 1963. Without giving away too much of the plot, let’s just say he’s been sent …
Back in 1962, Jack Kennedy held a Democrat fundraiser just before his birthday and Marilyn Monroe sang him a shimmery Happy Birthday. It’s worth a listen just because it is Monroe singing. When you think about the fact that she was having an affair with Kennedy at the time she stood on the stage in …
I thought I’d let you know that I am currently aiming at having Hollywood Bilker ready for sale by October, although I will do my level best to beat that date if I am at all able. At this point, I have sent Alex into the heart of the Bay of Pigs crisis and he …
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