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Lisa Brackmann is the New York Times best-selling author of the Ellie McEnroe novels set in China and the thrillers GETAWAY, GO-BETWEEN and BLACK SWAN RISING. The first Ellie book, ROCK PAPER TIGER was one of Amazon Top 100 Books of the Year and a Top 10 Mystery/Thriller and was short-listed for the Strand Critic's best-first-novel award. HOUR OF THE RAT was shortlisted for a Lefty Award and was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Audio Book. DRAGON DAY, the third novel in the Ellie McEnroe trilogy, was a Seattle Times Top 10 Mystery of 2015 and was short-listed for another Lefty. GETAWAY was an Amazon Best Book of the Month and a finalist for SCIBA's T. Jefferson Parker award. GO-BETWEEN was a "Hottest Summer Books" selection from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Booklist called her new novel, BLACK SWAN RISING, "An absorbing and apocalyptic vision of American politics that leaves the reader hoping it will never come to this." Her work has also appeared Akashic's SAN DIEGO NOIR, The Wall Street Journal, Travel+Leisure, Salon, Los Angeles Review of Books and CNET. Lisa lives in San Diego with a cat, far too many books and a bass ukulele and is playing in a band again after a 17-year break. Matt Coyle is the author of the Anthony Award-winning Rick Cahill crime series. He lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab, Angus, where he is writing his next crime novel.This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.

Lisa Brackmann is the New York Times best-selling author of the Ellie McEnroe novels set in China and the thrillers GETAWAY, GO-BETWEEN and BLACK SWAN RISING. The first Ellie book, ROCK PAPER TIGER was one of Amazon Top 100 Books of the Year and a Top 10 Mystery/Thriller and was short-listed for the Strand Critic's best-first-novel award. HOUR OF THE RAT was shortlisted for a Lefty Award and was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Audio Book. DRAGON DAY, the third novel in the Ellie McEnroe trilogy, was a Seattle Times Top 10 Mystery of 2015 and was short-listed for another Lefty. GETAWAY was an Amazon Best Book of the Month and a finalist for SCIBA's T. Jefferson Parker award. GO-BETWEEN was a "Hottest Summer Books" selection from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Booklist called her new novel, BLACK SWAN RISING, "An absorbing and apocalyptic vision of American politics that leaves the reader hoping it will never come to this." Her work has also appeared Akashic's SAN DIEGO NOIR, The Wall Street Journal, Travel+Leisure, Salon, Los Angeles Review of Books and CNET.  Lisa lives in San Diego with a cat, far too many books and a bass ukulele and is playing in a band again after a 17-year break.  Matt Coyle is the author of the Anthony Award-winning Rick Cahill crime series. He lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab, Angus, where he is writing his next crime novel. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.

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We talk with authors Joe Clifford (the Jay Porter series), Lisa Brackmann (the Ellie McEnroe series) as well as an exclusive sneak peek at the new true crime podcast, The Long Dance, from Eryk Pruitt.Books reviewed by the Malmons are The Upper Hand by Johnny Shaw and The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente.All music used by permission under the Creative Commons license. Music includes:Real Swing Shet by Menage QuadSwing 39 by Latche SwingViolet by Podington BearThe Itis by PolyrhythmicsKnock Knock by Podington Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with authors Joe Clifford (the Jay Porter series), Lisa Brackmann (the Ellie McEnroe series) as well as an exclusive sneak peek at the new true crime podcast, The Long Dance, from Eryk Pruitt.Books reviewed by the Malmons are The Upper Hand by Johnny Shaw and The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente.All music used by permission under the Creative Commons license. Music includes:Real Swing Shet by Menage QuadSwing 39 by Latche SwingViolet by Podington BearThe Itis by PolyrhythmicsKnock Knock by Podington Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Joe Clifford, Lisa Brackmann, Eryk Pruitt

Our fifth guest is critically acclaimed author of Rock, Paper, Tiger and Getaway, Lisa Brackmann. One of the things I like best about Lisa is her passion. Whether it’s helping a newbie author rewrite her query for the eleventieth time (yes, she did that for me) or talking about China or drug cartels, she is always completely engaged. She’s intelligent and well-read and knows tons about a variety of subjects. That could be intimidating, but Lisa also brings a warmth and generosity of spirit that makes you feel right at home with her. Read on for a few of the excerpts from Lisa’s thoughts on a variety of topics!  About locations in books: “…My books tend to be very bound up with setting and bound up with place. And I don’t think I could do a credible job if I hadn’t been to the place that I’m writing about…” About writing: “…I think it’s very helpful to treat your writing like a job. That means don’t depend on the muse to fill you with inspiration…” About Lisa Brackmann Lisa Brackmann’s debut novel, ROCK PAPER TIGER, set on the fringes of the Chinese art world, made several “Best of 2010” lists, including Amazon’sTop 100 books and Top 10 Mystery/Thrillers. Her second novel, GETAWAY, a thriller in Mexico, was chosen as an ALA Summer Reading Pick and was a finalist for SCIBA’s T. Jefferson Parker Award. Lisa’s upcoming book, HOUR OF THE RAT, features the return of ROCK PAPER TIGER heroine Ellie McEnroe, on another wild adventure in today’s China. Lisa is a California native and a former film industry professional who has lived and traveled extensively in China. About Rock Paper Tiger American Iraq War veteran Ellie Cooper is down and out in Beijing when a chance encounter with a Uighur—a member of a Chinese Muslim minority—at the home of her sort-of boyfriend Lao Zhang turns her life upside down. Lao Zhang disappears, and suddenly multiple security organizations are hounding her for information. They say the Uighur is a terrorist. Ellie doesn’t know what’s going on, but she must decide whom to trust among the artists, dealers, collectors, and operatives claiming to be on her side—in particular, a mysterious organization operating within a popular online role-playing game. As she tries to elude her pursuers, she’s haunted by memories of Iraq. Is what she did and saw there at the root of the mess she’s in now? Kindle                               Paperback  About Getaway Michelle Mason tells herself she’s on vacation. A brief stay in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta. It’s a chance to figure out her next move after the unexpected death of her banker husband, who’s left behind a scandal and a pile of debt. The trip was already paid for, and it beats crashing in her sister’s spare room. When a good-looking man named Daniel approaches her on the beach, the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But the date doesn’t go as either of them planned. An assault on Daniel in her hotel room, switched cell phones and an encounter with a “friend” of Daniel’s named Gary gets Michelle enmeshed in a covert operation involving drug runners, goons, and venture capitalists. Michelle already knows she’s caught in a dangerous trap. But she quickly finds that running is not an option. If she’s not careful, she’ll end up buried in the town dump, with the rest of the trash. Now she needs to fight smart if she wants to survive her vacation. Kindle                                Hardcover     You can find Lisa Brackmann at the following: Lisa’s Website Lisa on Facebook Lisa on TwitterFacebook  Twitter LinkedIn

Our fifth guest is critically acclaimed author of Rock, Paper, Tiger and Getaway, Lisa Brackmann. One of the things I like best about Lisa is her passion. Whether it’s helping a newbie author rewrite her query for the eleventieth time (yes, she did that for me) or talking about China or drug cartels, she is always completely engaged. She’s intelligent and well-read and knows tons about a variety of subjects. That could be intimidating, but Lisa also brings a warmth and generosity of spirit that makes you feel right at home with her. Read on for a few of the excerpts from Lisa’s thoughts on a variety of topics! About locations in books: “…My books tend to be very bound up with setting and bound up with place. And I don’t think I could do a credible job if I hadn’t been to the place that I’m writing about…” About writing: “…I think it’s very helpful to treat your writing like a job. That means don’t depend on the muse to fill you with inspiration…” About Lisa Brackmann Lisa Brackmann’s debut novel, ROCK PAPER TIGER, set on the fringes of the Chinese art world, made several “Best of 2010” lists, including Amazon’sTop 100 books and Top 10 Mystery/Thrillers. Her second novel, GETAWAY, a thriller in Mexico, was chosen as an ALA Summer Reading Pick and was a finalist for SCIBA’s T. Jefferson Parker Award. Lisa’s upcoming book, HOUR OF THE RAT, features the return of ROCK PAPER TIGER heroine Ellie McEnroe, on another wild adventure in today’s China. Lisa is a California native and a former film industry professional who has lived and traveled extensively in China. About Rock Paper Tiger American Iraq War veteran Ellie Cooper is down and out in Beijing when a chance encounter with a Uighur—a member of a Chinese Muslim minority—at the home of her sort-of boyfriend Lao Zhang turns her life upside down. Lao Zhang disappears, and suddenly multiple security organizations are hounding her for information. They say the Uighur is a terrorist. Ellie doesn’t know what’s going on, but she must decide whom to trust among the artists, dealers, collectors, and operatives claiming to be on her side—in particular, a mysterious organization operating within a popular online role-playing game. As she tries to elude her pursuers, she’s haunted by memories of Iraq. Is what she did and saw there at the root of the mess she’s in now? Kindle                               Paperback <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HW7DWA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004HW7DWA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mythbe-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANYFMQ0/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00ANYFMQ0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mythbe-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> About Getaway Michelle Mason tells herself she’s on vacation. A brief stay in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta. It’s a chance to figure out her next move after the unexpected death of her banker husband, who’s left behind a scandal and a pile of debt. The trip was already paid for, and it beats crashing in her sister’s spare room. When a good-looking man named Daniel approaches her on the beach, the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But the date doesn’t go as either of them planned. An assault on Daniel in her hotel room, switched cell phones and an encounter with a “friend” of Daniel’s named Gary gets Michelle enmeshed in a covert operation involving drug runners, goons, and venture capitalists. Michelle already knows she’s caught in a dangerous trap. But she quickly finds that running is not an option. If she’s not careful, she’ll end up buried in the town dump, with the rest of the trash. Now she needs to fight smart if she wants to survive her vacation. Kindle                                Hardcover <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GFIM4U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005GFIM4U&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mythbe-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616952407/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1616952407&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mythbe-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> You can find Lisa Brackmann at the following: <a href="http://www.lisabrackmann.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa’s Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lisabrackmannauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa on Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/otherlisa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa on Twitter</a>Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Episode 5: Lisa Brackmann