The Man of Twists and Turns

Scott Pack, controversial publishing guru and self-declared big mouth (I can tell you he’s rather more charming in person than such a description would imply), recommends my debut novel THE BETHLEHEM MURDERS (US title THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM)for a Christmas gift on his blog. Writes Scott, as he roasts his chestnuts over an open fire at his home office in Windsor, “If you like crime novels and are looking for something that is bloody good but a little bit different then see if you can sneak one of these into your stocking.” Seasons greetings to you, too, Scott, as I look over the dusty hillside toward Bethlehem from my office window — where the only thing roasting in the Middle East’s so-called winter is me…