New Release Today – Latent Image: A Xandra Carrick Novel | About Xandra

It’s been a couple of years in the making, but the next Xandra Carrick novel (Latent Image) is finally out!

A couple of interesting tidbits about this book.

Xandra Carrick (the protagonist) first appeared my Simon & Schuster thriller DARKROOM. She’s an award winning photojournalist who had worked for the New York Times and garnered international accolades for her piece on Female Suicide Bombers in Iraq (post Saddam era). She discovered that she possesses the remarkable ability of Second Sight, which in her case means that through her photography she is able to discern hidden knowledge and secrets of things past, present and future. This “gift”, however uncovers deadly secrets and plots which only she can help solve.

As you can imagine

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Never Give Up

I recently met with an author friend whose name I shall withhold for privacy’s sake. Suffice it to say this person is one of today’s biggest name writers, with so many titles published they took up a both walls of a long hallway, the shelves of which climbed from floor to ceiling. During my visit, […]

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WHAT IS RESONANCE?

Check out this video below that recently went viral.

It’s a great commercial but more than that, it tells the kind of story that resonates.

After you watch it, please continue reading this blog post:
What makes this little story so memorable is not just the imagery and soundtrack, but the connection it makes to anyone who has loved a pet, lost a loved one, or experienced any of the things we saw in this commercial. It tugs on the strings that are closest to my heart, connected to the deepest love, pain, and memories.

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The Suspense is Killing Me!

Because it’s the middle of the week, and because people can’t help but love cats on the internet, I wanted to pose the question to you as a reader (or movie buff):

What is…

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DETERMINATION AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

“I DON’T BELIEVE IN A NO WIN SCENARIO.”

Remember who said that? That’s right, one of my childhood heroes Captain James T. Kirk, of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. I bring this up today because I’m reminded of one of the most important qualities a successful writer (or any other kind of person) must have…

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