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Thriller Author Interviews: Boyd Morrison, Author Of The Roswell Conspiracy

I'm a huge reader and love to devour action-adventure novels as well as lots of books in other genres (you…

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Ancient Book: Codex Sinaiticus And Sinai Palimpsests

One of the important clues in the next ARKANE book, Exodus, comes from a manuscript fragment found in the monastery…

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Sacred Sites: Abu Simbel, Southern Egypt

There are some places that continue to stay with you years later, and Abu Simbel is such a place for…

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Ancient City: Carcassonne. Religious Music, Religion And Violence

I recently spent a few days in the Languedoc region of France, mostly relaxing but also exploring the rich cultural…

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On Writing Thrillers: That Magic Moment When A Story Emerges

There’s a magic moment for me, and probably other writers, when the story suddenly emerges from the writing.    …

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Ancient Books: The Devil’s Bible

I find that basing my writing on aspects of reality makes the fiction appear more real. Therefore I am always…

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Ancient Religion: National Geographic Apostles Article Supports Pentecost Research

Thanks to Werner Meyer for directing me to this article in National Geographic on the Apostles, which goes into the…

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Psychology Of Religion: Obedience

As part of my Master's degree in Theology at the University of Oxford (1994-1997), I wrote a thesis on the…

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