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Sunday, March 8, 2020

UPDATE TO "HOW TO GET THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY QUICKLY"

My October 27, 2013 post, HOW TO GET THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY QUICKLY, described a method for flying through airport security. I suggested you remove your watch, belt, etc.,  before approaching security and place them in a baggie or plastic bag. Then. you place the bag in your carryon or purse. After that carryon goes through security, you can then remove the items and put on your watch etc.

I wanted to update that post.

First, since I wrote that post, the TSA has made available to all qualified travelers, the TSA Known Traveler or Pre-Check, program.tsa.gov/precheck. That program, for a relatively small fee, allows you to obtain a number that allows you to bypass security by going through a separate designated line that does not require you to remove your shoes, belts etc. What a timesaver.  Not all items can be worn, so using the bag system desscribed above and in my earlier post is still necessary

Also since that post, in light of the Coronavirus potential pandemic and the concern for avoiding exposure to the virus on environmental surfaces, using the baggie method lets you avoid exposure on the trays for your personal items.

SAFE TRAVELS

Lieutenant Morales Mysteries and Parkinson's disease

I have published three mysteries featuring the Hispanic detective, Lieutenant Mario Morales.  When I published the first of these novels, DEAD IN THE WATER, I decided to donate a portion of the earnings from the sale of the book to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Since then, I have published two other novels, A RESERVATION FOR MURDER and THE CHINA CONNECTION. I wanted to let everyone know I will do the same for those novels as well.

If you are interested in purchasing any or all three of the mysteries on Amazon either as an e-book or paperback, here is the linkhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753HWZTV?searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Attention All Veterans: Available Discounts

The website, MilitaryBenefits.info, lists hundreds of companies that offer discounts to veterans.The discounts range from $500 off certain automobiles to 10% off at certain fast food chains. Check it out.

Today's BookBub.com Featured Deal

Today is the day when my mystery thriller, Dead in the Water, is a featured deal on the website BookBub.com. It is available at a discounted price of of just 99 cents.  But hurry, this is a limited time offer. Thanks.

Monday, October 21, 2019

BookBub Featured Deal

I just learned today that my novel, Dead in the Water, will soon be a featured deal on the BookBub.com website. Those of you familiar with the site know that is the premiere site for book recommendations.
More details to follow.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

The China Connection

My mystery novel, The China Connection is a fictional account of how the Chinese government might have been responsible for the United States’ opioid drug crisis. Turns out I was right. In the New York Times Sunday Magazine of October 20, 2019, there is an article entitled “The China Connection: One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring.”
Sometimes fiction may be ahead of reality.

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Dead in the Water is on SALE

Just in time for summer at the beach (or in your own backyard), I have reduced the e-book price of my best-selling thriller, Dead in the Water, to $.99. (Kindle best seller 3/17). For the price of your daily newspaper, you can read a 250 page legal mystery. You will follow retired LAPD homicide detective, Lieutenant Mario Morales, as he investigates the case of a bride who disappeared on her honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean. What Morales discovers about Chinese drug-smuggling will  knock your socks off!
BookBub.com has called Dead in the. Water “A heart-pounding read!”
The esteemed Kirkus Review has said Dead in the Water has “[A]n.exquisite atmosphere.” Buy.here:https://www.amazon.com/Water-Lieutenant-Morales-Legal-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00U35Z7CS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1560628839&sr=8-2

If you like Dead in the Water, you’re sure to love A Reservation for Murder, the second book in the Lieutenant Morales mystery series. One reviewer has said of the book, “All reader expectations are met or exceeded.” Kirkus Reviews. It also is priced at only $.99.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IYGQNWK

Bottom line, you can have a whole summer’s worth of thrilling reading for just $1.98. For $4.99 you can also buy the e-book format of my latest thriller, The China Connection. For those of you who like the feel of a book in your hands the  paperback edition is just $8.49.

Thanks and “Happy Reading!”https://www.amazon.com/Water-Lieutenant-Morales-Legal-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00U35Z7CS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1560632134&sr=8-2https://www.amazon.com/China-Connection-Lieutenant-Morales-Mystery/dp/1981243143/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=