BIO
Paul grew up in Oregon on the shores
of the mighty and mysterious Columbia River, and spent endless hours daydreaming
on the beach in front of his house, making up stories about the ships from exotic
ports all over the world that steamed up the river – what secret cargo might
they be carrying; did they harbor spies who were on dark and exciting missions?
Later in adult life, he moved to
another mysterious and provocative city – Las Vegas, just outside the famous
Nellis Air Force base. After work he would
sit on his porch and watch the fighters take off and land, igniting his
imagination with visions of secret missions and rich speculation about what could
possibly be hidden at Area 51.
After moving back to his native
Pacific Northwest, Paul worked for the Navy and took every opportunity he could
to speak with veterans from WWII to the Gulf War, listening to them swap
stories and relate the experiences of a lifetime.
So it is this combination of a
passionate love of history, a vivid “what if” imagination, and a philosophy of
life that boils down to the belief that – there
are few things if life that a bigger hammer won’t fix – that led Paul to
become a writer of exciting, fact-based action-thrillers. His greatest joy is leaving his readers wondering
where the facts end and the fiction begins.
Wealthy
entrepreneur Nigel Cain has devised an efficient new way to bring the earth’s
most precious resource to the masses – clean water – by transporting massive
man-made icebergs from the frigid arctic and delivering them literally to the
doorsteps of millions.
Gabriel
Pike works at a small engineering firm that has been awarded the task of giving
the final safety approval to pilot the first gigantic block of ice into New
York harbor.
A
consummate showman, Cain has built a fabulous 5-Star hotel and casino high atop
the iceberg so his celebrity guests and media elite can cover this spectacle
from beginning to end. Pike is whisked away from his work-a-day world and
dropped into the lap of luxury where he’s expected to simply rubber-stamp his
inspection.
A
brutal winter storms ravages the iceberg and exposes structural inconsistencies
and hidden agendas that fill Pike with serious doubts about the true intentions
of the project. But a grisly double
homicide on the ice puts the inspections on the back burner and sends Pike’s
life spiraling out of control when he’s accused of being the jealous murderer
in a lover’s triangle.
But
Pike soon discovers that there is far more at stake than just his life. He
uncovers a conspiracy more heinous than anything he could have imagined – a
plot that will level a city, change the political face of America, and whose
shockwaves will be felt around the world. Fate rests in his hands – if he can
survive long enough to take action...
What will e-readers like about your book?
Arctic Fire is a fast paced action-thriller with a great storyline
and characters you can believe, and believe in. It is fiction, based on
facts, and it will leave the reader wondering where the facts end and
the fiction begins. And as a e-reader, you can read it just about
anywhere at anytime and for only $2.99 where else can you get action,
drama and thrills for that price?
Why did you go indie?
Several
reasons. The ebook market is exploding and I want to be on the
forefront of the new frontier so to speak. I also wanted more control
of my books and the e-markets allows me to do this. There are greater
risks, but also greater rewards.
Who are your favorite authors in your genre?
There are of course the standards, of Michael Crichton, and Dean Koontz and I also like Jeremy Robinson for a good, faced paced
read.
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