by vjbooks | Feb 9, 2016 | We're Talking Books!
John Talks about Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills and the Mitch Rapp Series John talks about one of his favorite authors (Vince Flynn) and series (Mitch Rapp), and Kyle Mills, the new writer of the series. Book synopsis for The Survivor: A blistering novel that picks up...
by vjbooks | Sep 26, 2015 | We're Talking Books!
John reminisces about his first conversation with Kyle Mills. I first met Kyle Mills in the late 90s. It was a sunny afternoon, and we sat outside at a Portland Starbucks. He was a new author, and I a new bookseller. As he signed our stock I learned about his amazing...
by vjbooks | Aug 22, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
The Dagger of the Assassin The assassin seems to have been edging his way into the suspense genre for some time now, wrapped in a dark mystique and lurking in the pages of political thrillers, epic and urban fantasy, and even young adult titles. Using what some may...
by vjbooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Spy vs. Spy When the cold war ended and the last spy came in from the cold, it was predicted that the espionage novel would fade with the “duck and cover” films. No longer were we under the constant threat of annihilation – we were finally free from the fear of...
by vjbooks | Jul 25, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Introducing Diplomat and Author Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer is a career diplomat. It is the popular opinion that diplomacy is closely linked to espionage or gathering of intelligence. Embassies are bases for both diplomats and spies, and some diplomats are...
by vjbooks | Mar 29, 2011 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Agent X by Noah Boyd Okay, I shamefully admit, I skipped The Bricklayer by newcomer Noah Boyd. The title didn’t grab me, and the last bricklayer (or stonefitter) that really met my expectation was Tom Builder in Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. However, when...
by vjbooks | Nov 5, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
VJ Books has just received: Vince Flynn – Pursuit of Honor and Charles Todd – A Duty to the Dead.
by vjbooks | Jan 31, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Sept. 2008) Pocket Books reports that Vince Flynn novels are taken so seriously by intelligence professionals worldwide that one high-ranking CIA official told his people, “I want you to read Flynn’s books and start thinking...
by vjbooks | Jan 7, 2009 | Books to Movies, We're Talking Books!
(variety.com, Feb. 13, 2008, Michael Fleming, Tatiana Siegel) In its biggest material acquisition since its inception last year, CBS Films has acquired rights to a bestselling series of espionage novels by Vince Flynn and will build a franchise around its protag, CIA...
by vjbooks | Jan 6, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Vince Flynn was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1966. He graduated from the St. Thomas Academy in 1984, and the University of St. Thomas with a degree in economics in 1988. After college he went to work for Kraft General Foods where he was an account and sales...
by vjbooks | Nov 28, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
(Worldmag.com, Nov 29, Susan Olasky) Here’s an exciting conservative novel: Counter-terrorism operatives Mitch Rapp and Mike Nash are up against a rogue offshoot of al-Qaeda poised to attack the United States. They also have to stop civil liberties activists and...
by vjbooks | Nov 10, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
“The Gate House” by Nelson DeMille Hits #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List (wwww.readitnews.com, Nov. 10, Anthony Jones) The Gate House, the new thriller from Nelson DeMille, debuts at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. The Gate House is the...
