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Rick Pullen
Rick Pullen authored the bestselling thriller, Naked Ambition, its sequel, Naked Truth and a standalone, The Apprentice. This story is from an anthology he’s writing about how famous crime writers got their start. Sign up for his newsletter, Idol Talk, at rickpullen.com for more insights, tidbits and gossip about famous crime authors. Rick splits his time between Florida and Virginia. He likes nothing more than sunshine, a cold beer, sand between his toes and a Padron cigar.
Jon Land: My First Thriller
How Jon Land made himself an airport bookstore staple and a surprise bestseller.
My First Thriller: Laura Lippman
How Lippman went from Baltimore reporter to crime fiction icon...with a few obstacles along the way.
My First Thriller: Steven James
How the bestselling author moves between serial killer novels and Sunday school stories.
My First Thriller: David Baldacci
After David Baldacci got the phone call that would change his life, he had to walk back into a roomful of insurance lawyers.
My First Thriller: Robert Dugoni
The bestselling author explains how he bounced around between jobs, agents and publishers, holding onto a dream, and eventually achieving it.
My First Thriller: David Corbett
David Corbett made a few stops on his way to becoming a bestselling author. He was a bar musician, an actor, and a linguistics grad student. Then he took a job as a private eye.
My First Thriller: James Grady
In 1971, a young Capitol Hill staffer walked by an old townhouse and wondered if it could be a CIA front. The idea would become Six Days of the Condor.
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