Exciting news!  Attacking the Dragon has just received Honorable Mention at the
​2025 Paris Book Festival! 
​It had already been named a ​Runner-up at the 2025 Beach Book Festival and received Honorable Mention at the 2025 San Francisco Book Festival and the 2025 Hollywood Book Festival.  

Attacking the Dragon was released September 2nd!!!
It is available on this website, Amazon, and at other booksellers.
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Hi. Welcome to my website! I’m glad you stopped by to check it out.

For those of you who might wonder whether this is my real name, the answer is “Sorta.” It turns out that my real name is very popular online—if you search it you get hundreds of hits, even a 17th century Scottish lord. That doesn't do it for an author working to establish himself.

I’m very excited to have published my first two books, The Conscripted Extremist and Attacking the Dragon. They're about . . . well it’s easiest just to tell you how the books’ back covers describe them (please click on the tabs above :)).

I’m working on two other books which I'm hoping to have published in the near future. One is set in the world of corporate deals and intrigue, while the other involves philosophical and religious issues. However, they are both thrillers with lots of action, a mix of the real world, a dash of what I hope you’ll think is humor, and conniving villains. I'm also seeking to make a limited streaming series based on The Conscripted Extremist. I’ll keep you posted.

I live with my wife in New York City.  I’ve always meant to write novels but took a long while to get to it. I’ve often appeared as an expert guest on television in both the United States and China, have published many articles and have lectured extensively in both countries. I also once was the Co-Co-Host on the Conan O’Brien Show!

If you want to share your thoughts with me about either book or contact me for appearances (in person or via Zoom) or for any other reason, you can reach me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you.