The Story behind ‘The Stranger’ by Anna del Mar

I never really wanted to go to Alaska BAK, Before Adventuresome Kids. San Francisco and New York? Sure. London? Check. Rome and Paris? Absolutely. Alaska? Not so much. That is, until my daughter insisted on a trip that led to my son volunteering at Denali National Park. Each time I went back to Alaska, I…

The Story behind ‘Whistle Blower and Double Agents’ by Ruth Anderson

My debut novel, a suspense spy thriller titled Whistle Blower and Double Agents, is inspired by actual incidents around the 200 pounds of uranium missing, or unaccountable, from a US nuclear power plant.  The question of responsibility pointed in many directions–the man who operated the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, the CIA, and even the…