Robert Ressler RIP
It’s with deep sadness that I share the news of Robert Ressler’s passing, who died in his sleep this morning at the age of 76. Officially, Robert was known as a “former FBI agent, author, and lecturer,” but he was so much more than that: he was a founding father of what’s now known as the Behavioral Analysis Unit. He was instrumental in constructing, and contributing to, the knowledge base of serial offender behavior in the early days of criminal profiling. This is a preview of Robert Ressler RIP. Read the full post (420 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading...
Read MoreNo Way Out (Karen Vail #5)
When an exclusive London art gallery is bombed, renowned FBI Profiler Karen Vail is dispatched to England to assist with the investigation. But what she finds there—a plot to destroy a controversial, recently unearthed 440-year-old manuscript—turns into something much larger, and a whole lot more dangerous, for the United Kingdom, the United States—and herself. With his trademark spirited dialogue, page-turning scenes, and well-drawn characters, National Bestselling author Alan Jacobson (“My kind of writer,” per Michael Connelly) has once again crafted an intelligent, twisting thriller destined to be talked about long after the last page is turned.
Read MoreCrush contest
Let’s Have Some Fun! Enter the Crush contest The winner receives the right to have a character named after himself/herself in a future novel. That’s right—a character in the novel will be named after you. There have been several winners already (the contest started in late 2009), but Alan’s readers have enjoyed the contest (and the winners have loved seeing their names in the novels), so we’ve decided to continue the contest for now. (See contest rules below for details.) This is a preview of Crush contest. Read the full post (449 words, estimated 1:48 mins...
Read MoreBack in the blogosphere
We’ve finally launched my completely redesigned website, which has been months in the making. I came to realize that over the past 14 years I’ve amassed a lot of content. For “Alan Jacobson fans,” there’s a plethora of information on each of my novels, including reviews, interviews, reading guides for book groups, book trailers, video interviews with my buddy, FBI profiler Mark Safarik—and lots more. For aspiring writers, there are pages of articles on choosing an agent, the business of publishing, what to look out for in contracts, how and when to apply for a copyright—and...
Read MoreHard Target excerpt
Hard Target Copyright (c) 2012 Alan Jacobson. All Rights Reserved. ELECTION NIGHT November 7 10:57 PM EST Everyone dies, it’s just a matter of when. But Glendon Rusch, vice president of the United States, had always figured it would be a distant occurrence—three or four decades in the future. He had no way of knowing the events that would prove godlike in their finality were a mere three or four minutes away. This is a preview of Hard Target excerpt. Read the full post (10379 words, 1 image, estimated 41:31 mins reading...
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