Desmond Bagley

Why I Jump Across So Many Romance Sub-Genres

If you’ve been around my books long enough (and if you haven’t—welcome!), you might have noticed something odd. Unlike many authors who settle into one or maybe two genres and build their empire there, I hop between romance sub-genres like a caffeinated rabbit.

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Gimme Tension

I’ve watched and read a lot of action thrillers in my time. One of my favourite action thriller writers was Desmond Bagley, and my favourite book of his was a spy thriller called Running Blind (which I highly recommend). I also really liked Alistair McLean’s action thrillers, but not quite as much. I also loved Peter O’Donnell’s

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What If…?

A great many authors start off their stories by asking themselves a very famous question. What if…? For example, the English author of action thrillers, Desmond Bagley, wrote his best seller, Running Blind, not because he wanted to write a spy thriller, but because he had spent his summer vacation in Iceland, and wanted to

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My Top 5 Most Influential Authors

I grew up without a television and in a tiny little wheatbelt town that didn’t have any kids my own age in it  — there were only five houses and the one other house that had kids, the kids were all boys. So I read.  A lot. Keeping this list to just five major influencers

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