Redd Christmas Has the Feel of a Die-Hard Holiday Story
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In this episode 370, just in time for Christmas, we feature thriller author Ryan Steck, founder of The Real Book Spy website, and his recent holiday-themed action novella Redd Christmas. Ryan’s work has been endorsed by #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jack Carr, C.J. Box, Mark Greaney, Kyle Mills, James Rollins, Nelson DeMille, and others, He recently signed a two-book deal with Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, to continue the late Ted Bell’s New York Times bestselling Lord Alexander Hawke series, which he will write while he continues writing his own Matthew Redd series.
Show discussion highlights:
- The Real Book Spy website
- The inspiration for Redd Christmas
- Favorite Christmas movies
- The characters and setting in Redd Christmas
- The balance of violence, death, and loss, with love of Christmas and family
- The use of interesting military quotes in the book
- A first person reading from the book
- How to continue writing a series for a bestselling author
- Writing and editing lessons learned along the way
Brief author bio:
Ryan Steck is an editor, an author, and the founder and editor in chief of The Real Book Spy. Ryan has been named an “Online Influencer” by Amazon and is a regular columnist at CrimeReads. TheRealBookSpy.com has been endorsed by #1 New York Times bestselling authors Mark Greaney, C. J. Box, Kyle Mills, Daniel Silva, Brad Thor, and many others. A resident of Michigan, along with his wife and their six kids, Steck cheers on his beloved Detroit Tigers and Lions during the rare moments when he’s not reading or talking about books on social media. He can be reached via email at ryan@therealbookspy.com.
Ryan’s novel “Out for Blood” releases June 4, 2024. It is the third novel in the Matthew Redd series and will include in the back of the book the novella featured in this episode, Redd Christmas, another fun way to experience a Matthew Redd thriller.
Learn more about the author and their books HERE.
https://mediacenter.tyndale.com/authors/ryan-steck/15221
Check out Ryan Steck’s The Real Book Spy website featuring thriller writers.
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