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I write about the great wars of the twentieth century - a rich playground of drama. It is not hard to find micro-events to weave a new story around. In 1943 the Americans launched the Alsos Mission - a vintage version of "Mission Impossible" to locate information on secret Nazi weapons (specifically the atom bomb), capture Nazi scientists, and prevent the Soviets from beating them to the punch. The story of Alsos is full of intrigue, and great twists and turns.
Look for a treatment of this clandestine operation in my new book - still untitled. One of the plot vehicles I use is to find small stories and insert my characters as players within them - blurring the boundary between history and fiction. This looks like a good one.
To make this plausible I use a lot of technology to build an accurate context for the story. One of the most useful resources is Google Earth. While I have travelled through Europe, you simply could never visit enough locations within a lifetime to flush out the details of a series of novels. Instead, I walk the streets of villages and cities using Street View and use real buildings, real cafes, real streets, real vistas ... a sort of fictional travelogue. I receive email from people who have either visited or plan to visit these locations, and even had one reader give a copy of The Clan of the Black Sun to the owner of Le Cafe Reuban Vert in Paris - my private haunt in the series.
I will post updates about Book 7 as the story progresses. And as usual, I always like to hear your story ideas and suggestions.
Good reading ... L.W. Hewitt
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