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"If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?"
"I am the author of the Hannibal Jones Mystery Series (Collateral Damage, The Troubleshooter, Damaged Goods and Blood and..."
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More About Austin
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Occupation:
Author/public affairs specialist
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Affiliations:
Washington Independent Writers, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Virginia Writers Club, Maryland Writers Association
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Favorite Books:
Anything by David Morrell, Elmore Leonard, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ross MacDonald, John D. McDonald, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Bill Pronzini, James Ellroy, Paula Woods, Harlan Coben, Laura Lippman and, of course, Ken Bruen
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About Me:
I am the author of the Hannibal Jones Mystery Series (Collateral Damage, The Troubleshooter, Damaged Goods and Blood and Bone) and the Stark and O’Brien thrillers (The Payback Assignment and The Orion Assignment.) I'm also a public affairs specialist for the Defense Department. America's military people know him because for more than a decade his radio and TV news reports were transmitted to them daily on the American Forces Network.
I was born in New York City but grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY. I majored in psychology at Union College in Schenectady, NY. After 3 years I joined the Army as a weapons repairman but soon moved into a more appropriate field. The Army trained me to be a broadcast journalist. Disc jockey duties alternated with news writing, video camera and editing work, public affairs assignments and news anchor duties.
During my years as a soldier I lived in Missouri, California, Maryland, Georgia and Belgium. I also spent a couple of intense weeks in Israel during Desert Storm, covering the action with the Patriot missile crews and capturing scud showers on video tape. While enlisted I finished my BS at night and started my Masters, and rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class. In my spare time, I started writing adventure and mystery stories set in some of the exotic places I'd visited.
After leaving the Army I continued to write military news for the Defense Department as a civilian. Today I handle media relations and write articles for military newspapers and magazines. I also teach writing classes at Anne Arundel Community College and am deeply involved with the writing culture. I'm a past president of the Maryland Writers Association and current president of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Writers club.
I've settled in Springfield VA with my lovely wife Denise and Princess the Wonder Cat.
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Testimonials and Comments for Austin
Yet another full week has sneaked past. I had a great Saturday at the all-day seminar "A World of Fiction Writing" at American University, jointly sponsored by Washington Independent Writers. The speakers were great, especially the web-savvy team on the "Writers' Blogs," panel, and my fellow authors on the genre writing panel.
I had to leave a little early to get to the Borders Books & Music in the Capital Shopping Mall. I spent two hours there signing copies of Blood and Bone. I got a great welcome from those folks and will surely go back... when they've had time to order more books.
Then Sunday I paid a second visit to the Borders Express at the Dulles Town Center. Paired with fellow crime novelist Rique Johnson, we became more of an improv comedy team than a pair of writers, but together we signed a pile of books.
Tomorrow (Sunday) I'll return to Borders Express at the Dulles Town Center. Not only will I sign my books there from noon to 4:00 pm, but I'll be joined by fellow local mystery author Rique Johnson. Come see two authors for the price of one at 21100 Dulles Town Circle, Dulles, VA. If you live nearby, I hope to see you there!
Arrived? We always make it sound as if a conclusion is a place. Well, maybe it is. It’s the place where you got tired of thinking.