John A. Heldt

Each autumn I hear its siren song -- and each autumn I resist it, though I must admit it's getting tougher. Despite the allure of being ...

If there is one thing I like about Nelson DeMille, it’s that he manages to get my attention just about when I am ready to give up on him. Tw...

In rankings of U.S. presidents, Ulysses Grant typically finishes at or near the bottom. Most contemporary historians have little use for the...

If there is one thing I like about being an indie author, it is having the freedom to dance to my own drum. Last spring, I faced a choice — ...

History, I think it is safe to say, favors the winners. It remembers and rewards those who try and succeed, not those who try and fail — or ...

While most news organizations this past week focused on two objects in the sky, at least a few paid lip service to an object in the ocean an...

For most of my life, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been a footnote. In 2001, I spent part of my fortieth birthday at Treasure Island and beat the ...

I admit it has always been a challenge. When you write multi-genre books in a single-genre world, you sail into the headwinds of an industry...

Summer, I think it is safe to say, is not the productive season. People take vacations in summer. They set school aside. They leave the heav...

Like most writers of fiction, I prefer to see a town before I write about it. There is nothing like walking the streets, smelling the air, a...