The time has finally come! No, not your vaccine appointment—the July 27 release of THE LOST GIRL, which introduces new characters to the Alan Jacobson canon, including Mickey Keller, a fixer with a complicated past. Keller finds himself conflicted regarding what his...
I have some experience with racism, including growing up in Queens, NY, during some racially volatile times. I experienced racism firsthand—and was at the short end of black hate against whites (see my bio for some background). I lived through “white flight” and...
Welcome to the Reading Group Guide for Red Death. If you haven’t read the novel yet, save these questions until you have finished it because there are spoilers below. Following are topics designed to provide a stimulating discussion. What did you enjoy most...
Norwood Press, 2020 (hardcover) Open Road (trade paperback) Open Road (eBook) Serial killers aren’t born overnight. Their development is cultivated over many years, the murder of their first victim triggering a recurring cycle of death, depravity, and violence that...
Nineteen years ago today, my brother called me in the early morning hours on the west coast and told me to turn the on the TV. He said a plane had flown into one of the twin towers. Having grown up in the city, and worked from time to time in the towers with my...
I met Tom Seaver in 1969. I was just a kid in New York City and he was doing a promotional appearance at a furniture store in Manhattan. My dad had a business in the city and we had just come from a job, so we arrived late. Just about everyone had left except for Tom...
I have been digesting the events of the past week with a heavy heart, deep sadness, and tremendous disappointment. Heavy heart for the family of George Floyd. Deep sadness for our country—we are supposed to lead the world in civil rights, in the rule of law, in...
Someone at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) came up with a brilliant idea: rather than causing or contributing to damaging fires when the weather turns dry and windy, they will shut off power to over 800,000 of its customers. For how long? They don’t know—it...
by Alan Jacobson The following article appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Suspense Magazine. Posted here with permission. The findings have been tabulated and the data parsed. The results of the Authors Guild landmark years-long study on author income trends are...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to sign an executive order suspending the death penalty. While there hasn’t been an execution in the state since 2006, there are over 700 inmates on death row. How serious is the governor about this? He ordered that...
