On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Don Bentley episode we had a great talk about writing and living in the Tom Clancy universe! Have a listen …
Don Bentley’s second novel in the Jack Ryan, Jr. series, Tom Clancy’s Zero Hour, came out in June and we loved diving back into the high stakes world of international intrigue. Jack Ryan, Sr. is now President and his son works for a secret government agency. In this book, war is about to break loose in Korea, and the story is action packed. And a little scary for Christie, since her daughter is living in South Korea now! Don was able to give us insight, if not exactly reassurance.
Don’s pre-writing life reads a little like one of his characters. He was an Army Apache helicopter pilot and then an FBI Special Agent. He’s also the author of the Matt Drake Thrillers. Hostile Intent, his third in that series, came out in May. That’s right! He writes two series at the same time. This New York Times best-selling author tells us how that happened and how he does it.
We suggest you get a copy of Tom Clancy’s Zero Hour here. (indie bookshop.org or Amazon.com) If you can get it, you can pair it with Soju, the Korean spirit that Christie had in this episode.
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You might also want to get a copy of Hostile Intent from his Matt Drake series here. (indie bookshop.org or Amazon.com)
Episode Highlights:
8:18 Tom Clancy as a gateway drug
9:10 Russian invasion of Ukraine – sound familiar?
13:37 Can you imagine getting this question?
14:07 Tom Clancy is here!
18:43 Introducing Jack Ryan, Jr.
33:20 Present you vs. Future you
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