A Reporter Gets Far More Than He Bargained For




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Summary: When small-town reporter Tom Darden gets a chance to cover a major story, he thinks it’s his long overdue ticket to the big time. As the first newsman on the scene at a deadly bombing, Darden finds the hot scoop he’s always wanted – or does he? In David Darracott‘s thriller “Internatl Security,” once Darden actually investigates and unravels the frightening truth behind the attack, he realizes tough reporting comes at a heavy price – including putting his own life on the line. More below the media player. Listen to David Darracott The Indie Author Life In a recent interview with EmoryWire, the Emory University Alumni Association’s newsletter, David Darracott revealed the origin of “Internal Security”: “I remember the day I decided to write this book,” he recalls. “I was reading a novel by a very popular writer that was a government agent-thriller type story. Within the first pages, the protagonist shoots and kills two terrorism suspects in front of the President and praises himself for being such a patriot and man of action among all the weak-willed Washington types.” Darracott set the book aside, dwelling on the prone-to-violence comic book hero of so many popular novels. His creative vision [...]Similar Posts:Debut Thriller is a Race With EvilGreek Myth Brought to New LifeHelping the Follicly Challenged Come to AcceptanceA Suicide, A Homecoming, and TerrorStrap Yourself In and Meet “A Greater Monster” The post A Reporter Gets Far More Than He Bargained For appeared first on The Bookcast.