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harry steinman

harry steinman

About

Harry Steinman's life experience includes stints as a box boy in a toilet paper factory, security guard, hippie commune leader, recruiter in a toy factory, substitute math teacher, accountant, New Age religious community troublemaker, headhunter, and dog trainer--the textbook background of a novelist.Today, Harry works on All Dead Generations, the sequel to Little Deadly Things, and writes about himself in the third person.

Commitment

Commitment

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<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Thirty years ago, I suffered from a medical condition: hangovers. I wished that there were some kind of filter that could remove the toxins from my bloodstream. I imagined that this wonderful invention would have broader medical uses. Then I wondered, What if a criminal controlled this marvelous technology? Could he--or she--control the world? I imagined that this would make a great story. There would be a hero, a love interest, and plenty of action. A quarter-century later, my wife said, "Why aren't you a writer?" A year or so later, I'd finished the first draft of Little Deadly Things. The technology for the blood filter became nanotechnology, and the love interest and action remained, but I developed a keener interest in exploring how adults cope with the angry residue of childhood trauma. Four years and seventeen revisions later, Little Deadly Things made it into print. Now I'm working on a sequel, All Dead Generations. Be damned if I know exactly where it's going. I'll tell you when I get there. I love hearing from readers. My twitter handle is bach4me and my email is info at littledeadlythings dot com. Enjoy.

Media Links

National Progressive Talk Radio

🔗 http://www.nptr.net/1530_harry-steinman-little-deadly-things

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Indie House Books

🔗 http://indiehousebooks.com/little-deadly-things-4/

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Grub Daily: What the Caveman Saw, Lessons From a 17,000 Year Old Blog

🔗 http://grubdaily.org/?p=2041

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Grub Daily:

🔗 http://grubdaily.org/?p=7983

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Nanomanufacturing Summit: Keynote Address

🔗 http://www.internano.org/nmsummit/2012/steinman

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Reviews

<div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;</span><strong style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em>Cutting-edge technology combines with the dark side of the human soul to create the potential for terrifying destruction...A terrific sci-fi thriller that grips the reader from beginning to end.&quot;</em> Kirkus Reviews</strong><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></span></div>&quot;Steinman's novel combines engrossing sci-fi elements, riveting thrills and a fascinating study of the human mind. The main characters are complex and likable--even dark and twisted Eva. Without taking the reader out of the story's flow, flashbacks explore each character's past in detail and lay the groundwork for the plot's twists and turns. The result is an exceptional tale that's suspenseful, gritty and endearing. A terrific sci-fi thriller that grips the reader from beginning to end.&quot; <strong style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">--Kirkus Reviews</strong><div><strong style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;</span><em style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">...a work of exceptional art, with a sense of futuristic realism. I was riveted, page after wonderful page.&quot;</em><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> Tom Cirignano, </span><em style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">67 Cents: Creation of a Killer</em><br /></div><div><em style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></em></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">&quot;</span><em style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">A union of art and science in this thriller...Harry Steinman rips today's discoveries from the laboratory and into an emotion-laden thriller with the promise--and peril--of this emerging science.&quot;</em><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> -L. R. Drennan-Harris, Ph.D. Analytical Chemist</span><em style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><br /></em></div>