Take a dive into the starkness of Iceland in this follow-up to Webb & Mann's Steel Fear. Cold Fear is the continuation of Finn X's story, now a disgraced Navy SEAL, on the run. Pre-order your copy now.
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Co-author John David Mann has written some thirty books including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers. Here he gives an informative account of how fictional characters are created for a thriller like his latest thriller "Steel Fear" written with SOFREP's Brandon Webb. This is part three of a seven-part series. "Steel Fear" has been named one of Publishers Weekly’s “Best Books of 2021”
Why Barbara Neely Is Indeed a Grand Master
By Oline H Cogdill
Mystery fiction has been a major part of my life since I was a child. I’ve said so many times that I have never read a Nancy Drew or a Hardy Boys I started with Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, etc.
In the beginning, these were just entertaining stories, puzzles to figure out, characters who didn’t resemble anyone I knew. But as I got older, mysteries began to encompass new writers who introduced readers to different worlds. (Thank you, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Marcia Muller.)
One of those authors who brought readers to another world was Barbara Neely, who has been named the 2020 Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America (MWA). The 2020 Raven Award recipient is Left Coast Crime, and Kelley Ragland will receive the Ellery Queen Award at the 74th Annual Edgar Awards Banquet, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on April 30, 2020.