I am a writer, novelist, musician, songwriter, painter, cook, advertising executive and stand up comic who has no idea what I want to be when I grow up. I've written nine books and was editor of the mystery/music anthology A Merry Band Of Murderers.
My published novels cover two series. One, a Caribbean thriller collection and two, the Stuff series, a humorous look at two twenty-four year old guys in South Florida who start their own detective agency and end up neck - deep in trouble.
Jamaica Blue, Barbados Heat, South Beach Shakedown, St. Barts Breakdown and Bahama Burnout make up the Caribbean books. The Stuff series consists of Stuff To Die For, Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Stuff To Spy For, and Don't Sweat The Small Stuff. I am currently working on the fifth Stuff book, Too Much Stuff.
Currently, I'm loving life on Florida's West coast. You find out more about me and my books at http://donbrunsbooks.com
Bahama Burnout/ Finalist, National Best Books Award - Mystery/Suspense 2009
South Beach Shakedown/ Winner National Best Books Award -Fiction/Suspense 2006
South Beach Shakedown/ Winner, Indie Excellence, 2006 Award - Mystery/Suspense
South Beach Shakedown/ Winner USA Book Award, 2006 - Mystery
Stuff Dreams Are Made Of/ Winner Indie Excellence Award 2009 - Mystery/Suspense
Stuff Dreams Are Made Of/IndieBound Notable, October 2008
Stuff Dreams Are Made Of/Winner Florida Writer's Association -
Stuff To Die For/ Starred review Booklist
He made a play for the ladies, had great stories, and knew more about you and your profession than you did.
So, I added him to the new book last night. Should have done it earlier...he read all my books. But he is now a survivor of the '35 hurricane in Islamorada, and he's full of stories about that tragic event. It was good to visit with him, even if it was in my warped imagination.
Take care Bernie! We love you.
I called the National Marine Sanctuary today to see how much coral might grow over gold bars at the bottom of the sea in seventy years. (research for December release of 2012). Could be as much as two or three feet.
Then I asked the man how you would remove the gold from the coral. He said we'd need a permit. I explained that the bad guys wouldn't apply for a permit, so how would you break up the coral?
He said "You can't do that. It would an ecological disaster."
I explained again that this was a work of fiction.
He once again said "You can't do that. It's illegal. You'd never get a permit.
I accepted his answer. But bad guys don't care about permits and they certainly don't care about ecology. Not when there might be forty million dollars buried under three feet of coral on the ocean floor. I think they might try dynamite.
Don't get mad...it's only a book and I haven't made that decision yet.
