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Winter 2009/2010

Welcome Loyal Fans

It's been some time since I updated the site, my apologies, but writing two books a year takes all my energies. The new Jason Bourne novel (my fifth!) is signed, sealed, and delivered. The Bourne Objective will be published by Grand Central Publishing in June, 2010. It's the third book in the trilogy featuring Leonid Arkadin, the first graduate of Treadstone, and it's smokin' hot, I kid you not!

But on to more urgent news. The second book in the series starring Jack McClure and Alli Carson, Last Snow, will be on sale from Forge Books on February 15, 2010. This time, Jack and Alli are in Moscow as the president tries to hammer out an arms agreement with the Russian president. Their journey takes them to Kiev and the Crimea, and believe me when I tell you that by the end of the novel nothing in their world will be the same.

This series, which started with First Daughter, has become something quite special. The relationship between Jack and Alli is deepening with every book, and of course Alli is growing up from being a sheltered 21-year-old into her own person. How this plays out is one theme of the series. The other, far more serious, theme is the global exploitation of women. You'll find the beginning of this theme in Last Snow, and it will come to full flower in the third novel, which I am just starting now, and which should be on bookstore shelves in February, 2011.

Back on the Bourne front, I know most of you have read all the various reports regarding Bourne 4, the movie. Chances are Paul Greengrass will not be back to direct. The direction of the screenplay is still up in the air, but the people involved would like a two- or three-film arc. This brings up the topic of my book trilogy: "Sanction," "Deception," and "Objective," using Leonid Arkadin as Bourne's antagonist. Best not to hold our collective breaths, but there's a chance this might go forward. Stay tuned!

And in the meantime, I know all you fans of Jack and Alli will be thrilled with Last Snow. It's my best book yet! I know authors say that all the time about their last books, but this time it's the truth!

Happy Holidays! Enjoy yourselves, and remember, better days are ahead!

EVL