Real Spies, Real Lives
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
We Reach the End of Book Two
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The final chapters of Dangerous Truths, book two of Self-Inflicted Wounds, also end on a bit of a cliffhanger. You might say all of book three is the ...
Plausible Deniability and Dangerous Truths
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some more chapters from book two, Dangerous Truths, and my philosophy on sex scenes in thrillers. That got your attention, right?
A Fateful Encounter
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mai and Alexei get a hint of who might be involved in the murders of the "friends of Milosevic" and someone takes care of a complication for them. Mor...
The Plot Thickens
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another reading from Self-Inflicted Wounds Book Two, Dangerous Truths. Mai Fisher confirms that if it is Russian mercenaries behind the murders of Yug...
Dangerous Truths
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Launch day for Welcome to Belgrade (which you can buy HERE), a resolution to our cliffhanger from Welcome to Belgrade and a few chapters from book two...
A Cliffhanger!
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cliffhangers are a tried and true thriller trope, perhaps overused on occasion, but certainly a good way to keep a reader reading. Welcome to Belgrade...
Let's End This on a Cliffhanger
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why not? Cliffhangers are one of the oldest tropes in a thriller. I try to avoid cliches, but a trope? Sometimes they can be an author's best friend. ...
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave...
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 14! A few more chapters from Welcome to Belgrade, book one of the trilogy Self-Inflicted Wounds, and I ramble on a bit about John le Carre, Br...
Deception Shouldn't Surprise a Spy
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From Self-Inflicted Wounds: Welcome to Belgrade (book one): Mai Fisher arrives in Belgrade for her mission to stop the political murders in Yugoslavia...
Small Talk
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12! We're moving along--and the audience is growing. Wish I knew what caused that so I can keep it up! This week's episode revolves around the...
He is Finished!
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"He is finished" was the opposition's campaign slogan against Slobodan Milosevic in the election of 2000. It took a couple of weeks post-election to a...
When Protesting Made a Difference
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More reading from the new reader magnet Dateline: Belgrade, with an emphasis on a change in the purpose and nature of street demonstrations in Belgrad...
Introducing a Reader Magnet for a New Trilogy
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some background on a reader magnet entitled Dateline: Belgrade came about, and an introduction for the upcoming trilogy, Self-Inflicted Wounds. You ma...
Absolute Power Can Corrupt--or Not
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the final story, "Brave New World," from the collection, Spy Flash II, we see that even the most sincere of politicians can succumb to the temptati...
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What role does a Klingon proverb play in the third story from the collection Spy Flash II, "Best Served Cold"? Listen and find out. Though this story'...
Manipulation--It's What Spies Do
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Story number two from the collection Spy Flash II. "Promise her anything" is the instruction to get an asset to agree to a marriage she doesn't want. ...
"Spymaster"
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to be more spontaneous instead of scripted, even when reading the excerpt. I may have, well, employed my limited ability to mimic accents. Be k...
Second Guessing the Second Guessing
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some thoughts on including extremist characters and their philosophy in fiction, and an excerpt from A Change for the Better.
When is History History?
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My thoughts on whether an event is history or a current event. Oh, and an excerpt from my novella, A Change for the Better. You can hear more excerpts...
The Lure of Historical Fiction
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some insight into why I write historical fiction.
The Dark Side of Writing Thrillers Remix
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's try this again--after some much-needed tutoring on sound editing. Enjoy!
Real Spies, Real Lives (Trailer)
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas