David Wright: dealt a hand, forced to play it

David Wright: dealt a hand, forced to play it

I’ve been a Mets fan for 49 years. (I feel old just typing that.) I’ve seen scores of players come and go. Some made their mark, while most didn’t. David Wright obviously did—not only in the record books but in the hearts of baseball fans, Mets fans, and his fellow...
False Accusations

False Accusations

Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, 1999 (hardcover) Smith Cabot (trade paperback) Open Road (eBook) Are you really innocent until proven guilty? Dr. Phillip Madison has everything: wealth, power, and an impeccable reputation. But in the pre-dawn hours of a quiet...

Naming characters

Choosing the proper names for my characters is something I have focused on my entire career–which now spans more than two decades. I remember reading books early on where the character names were so close to one another that I got mixed up who was who. As a...
Alan Jacobson takes Jess O’Brien to the Moon

Alan Jacobson takes Jess O’Brien to the Moon

Martini Productions’ Jess O’Brien talks with Alan Jacobson about his new OPSIG Team Black thriller, Dark Side of the Moon. Check out Alan’s book trailers and other interviews, including four with FBI profiler Mark Safarik, by clicking...

The Climax, Alan Jacobson-style

Both readers and authors know how important the beginning of a book is: if it doesn’t grab you right away, there are other things you could be spending your time doing. Conversely, the ending is the last impression that you leave the reader with, so obviously that’s...