I'm a journalist, novelist, and occasional screenwriter: author of 13 published books, the latest of which is the non-fiction Raising The Dead (see right). Here you'll find information about me and my work.

I'll be adding electronic versions of some of my early works. The first of these is my non-fiction book, Fatal Flaw (Random House, 1992), dealing with a quadruple murder case in Orange County, Florida. The book has long been out of print and difficult to obtain; I've seen it selling used for more than $50. I'm pleased to offer here a free PDF version.

Please visit my Scribo* blog, where I post regularly, spending probably far more time than I should. I write about photography (a long-standing interest); family and relationships and sex; politics and religion; and, some good stories I have accumulated during what has turned out to be a pretty great life. My writing in the blog is unlike any I've ever done, reflective and personal, and I hope you'll check it out.

Some recent posts from the blog:

RAISING THE DEAD

This is the true account of two superb divers, Dave Shaw and Don Shirley, and their attempt to recover a long-lost corpse from the bottom of one of the world's deepest underwater caves: Bushman's Hole (Boesmansgat) in South Africa.

The events are extraordinary. So are the people. This is a story of adventure and survival, of ambition and human drama, with a setting and circumstances that are straight out of classical myth.

And with a finish that is at once bizarre and moving.

This one is amazing. Truly.

Coming March 2008 in the UK, Australia, and South Africa. November 2008 in the US.