Music in Doc

With Doc now into its second printing, it’s a good time to remind readers about the page on my website called MUSIC NOTES, which has links to all the music alluded to in each of my novels. Doc, for example, begins and ends with the Emperor Concerto; an interlude...

A cop’s daughter on Father’s Day

When I began researching the life of Wyatt Earp, I knew almost immediately that I would be able to present Wyatt fairly and compassionately in my novel, DOC. You see, I actually believe in honest cops. I’m realistic, but not cynical about that. I am a...

Book Group discussion questions for DOC

When the lights went out on Oprah Winfrey’s afternoon television show, I expected the publishing industry to fly the flag at half-mast. Bless her heart, Oprah made reading fashionable again, and her influence will be missed. Her index finger pointing to a writer...

Photos of the characters in DOC

A reader just got in touch to complain that there were no photos of the characters in the novel DOC. She’s probably used to nonfiction biographies that include photos. However, there are a number of photos on this website. Click BOOKS, click DOC, then Historical...

In Memoriam: the ideal of American equality

American Equality died this week at the United Airlines gate C-26 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Equality had been in a decline for a number of years. It is survived by Red Carpet Elite, First Class, Business Class, Premier Platinum, Premier Gold, 100K...

Going west!

A Texas reader recently got in touch about Doc. While she enjoyed the story, she said, “You don’t seem to think much of Texans.” I had to point out that John Henry Holliday didn’t think much of Texans. Of course, he was not meeting the cream of...