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...
Norwood Press (hardcover)Open Road (trade paperback)Open Road (eBook) The latest jaw-dropping thriller from USA Today bestselling author Alan Jacobson, featuring the OPSIG Team Black operatives Uzi and DeSantos and the inimitable FBI profiler Karen Vail on a covert...
As part of the ongoing research for my new book, I spent a few hours last week meeting with the Special Agent in Charge at one of the FBI’s busiest, and largest, field divisions in the country. And although I’ve been working closely with the Bureau for almost a...
International bestselling author Peter James sits down with Alan Jacobson to talk about Alan’s writing process, his advice for authors, where and how he writes, and more. Sit back and enjoy Peter James TV’s Authors Studio: Meet the Masters, featuring Alan...
I saw an article yesterday about Vice President Pence flying cross-country on Air Force Two to attend the San Francisco 49ers game. Only he left during the national anthem–before the game began. And he told his secret service detail to keep the cars where they...
The Darkness of Evil: what happens when a daughter discovers her dad is a serial killer? A couple of years ago I started wondering what it would be like for a daughter to discover that her father is a heinous murderer of women. What would she feel? Denial?...
Warning: If you haven’t read the novel yet, save these questions until you have finished it because they contain spoilers. Following are topics designed to provide a stimulating discussion: 1) What did you enjoy most about The Darkness of Evil? 2) Was the plot...
The Darkness of Evil (Karen Vail Series #7) Norwood Press, 2017 (hardcover) Open Road (trade paperback) Open Road (eBook) “Smoothly written and intricately plotted. Like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Jacobson lays bare the malevolence that lurks in the human heart....
The Darkness of Evil A Karen Vail Novel (#7) Copyright (c) 2017 Alan Jacobson. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 1 3901 NEBRASKA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON, DC “Did he ever sodomize you?” The bright lights in the television studio bore down on Jasmine Marcks and...
Host Jessica Mazo of Martini Productions interviews Alan Jacobson at ThrillerFest about his two series–and the close quarters combat training he did in the Phoenix desert with Chris Kyle’s Craft International. Check out Alan’s book trailers and other...