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Movie Review, Breach

Movie Review, Breach

September 15, 2020September 4, 2020Books, Movies, Non-Fiction

I somehow missed this 2007 film about the capture of Robert Hanssen, the biggest traitor to our country that FBI has ever nabbed. For decades Hanssen used his position inside …

Chapter 0

Chapter 0

September 9, 2020September 3, 2020Programming, Writingarrays, cybercrime, python

A tradition that I started with my first Joshua Jones novel is that the first chapter is always zero. If you’re a programmer, you get this right away. If you’re …

Kill Dash Nine Cover Reveal

Kill Dash Nine Cover Reveal

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020Uncategorized

I’m proud to say that the long awaited second Joshua Jones novel is finally coming out. We’re shooting for an October release. This is the first look at the ebook …

Movie Review, The Social Network

Movie Review, The Social Network

September 7, 2020September 3, 2020Movies, UncategorizedFacebook, The Social Network, Zuckerberg

I’m finally got around to commenting on The Social Network. As a geek who works in the tech industry, I have all kinds of opinions about Facebook and most of …

References, “The Cuckoo’s Egg”

References, “The Cuckoo’s Egg”

September 4, 2020September 3, 2020Books, Kill Dash Nine, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing

This is the first in a series of posts about things that I reference in my Cybercrime novels and shorts. In the yet unreleased novel, Kill Dash Nine, I have …

New Short Story

New Short Story

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020Short Stories, Uncategorized, Writing

I’ve recently completed a new short story set in the Joshua Jones Mystery universe. It’s called Ten Cent Pistol. I’m not sure what exactly I’m going to do with it …

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020Kill Dash Nine, Return False, Writing

Mystery novels are often made into a series of books that follow the same protagonist. Lots of examples abound like Sue Grafton’s Alphabet series that started with A is for …

No Facebook? Yes.

No Facebook? Yes.

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020Computers, UncategorizedFacebook

How is it possible that a writer of Tech Mystery novels is not on Facebook? I mean, isn’t Mark Zuckerberg a tech hero? No. He’s not my hero. Never has …

The Next Novel

The Next Novel

August 13, 2020September 3, 2020Mystery Books, Return False, WritingCrime novel, mystery novel, WRX

I’m currently shopping Kill Dash Nine to agents. If for some reason that book is completely rejected, I’ll go forward with doing it myself. In the meantime, I’m already working …

Where I Write

Where I Write

October 21, 2019September 3, 2020Computers, Writing

A common question people ask writers is where do they write their novels? I don’t have a dedicated spot where I write at home. I do almost all of my …

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  • When I was writing my mystery novel about a programmer I created this playlist with everything from Code Monkey to… https://t.co/F6Kl248xYu
    about 10 months ago
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    about 1 year ago
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