by K.J. HoweChurchill called the Soviet Union “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” but this description aptly describes another country as well. For centuries, the very mention of China conjured a mysterious image, showcasing a complex, ancient culture whose...
Appetite for RiskA big bowl of risk!by K.J. Howe“Appetite for risk” conjures up images of kite boarding off the Al-Arab hotel in Dubai or bungee cord jumping from the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe—but it’s also an insurance industry term. Appetite for risk reflects the amount and type of...
by K.J. HoweThe bottom line for our thriller protagonists is getting results: stopping the crime, discovering the truth, thwarting the threat, defusing the bomb. Usually, thrillers end with a grand finale that satisfies the reader’s moral and social worldview. Justice is done. ...
by KJ Howe After flying across the country for the last couple of weeks, I've been thinking about airplane safety...K.J. Howe with SKYJACKEDCan you imagine taking a flight without x-ray machines, security screenings or TSA officers? Up until the early 1970’s, this was the reality...
by K.J. HoweKidnapping has captured the imagination of Hollywood. Halle Berry fights for the return of her daughter in Kidnap, a mama lion ready to defend her cub at any cost. Taylor Shilling engages in a cat-and-mouse game when she hires a company to abduct her in Take Me. And comedic geniuses...
by K.J. HoweKidnapping has been in the news a great deal lately. On Easter weekend, Abu Sayyaf terrorists had been planning a mass kidnapping at a vacationer resort, knowing it would be packed to capacity. But safety forces were able to engage these kidnappers in a military battle, and...
by K.J. HoweHave you ever heard the term response consultant? If not, you’re not alone. A hidden world exists in the private security field, and I have spent the last three years researching this dark arena. Response consultant is the industry term for kidnap negotiators, and...
by K.J. HoweSymbol of new beginningsI'm honored to write the first blog in 2017 for the Rogue Women Writers. Nothing is more exciting than a fresh start, and I'm quite excited for the year ahead. In just over a month, my novel THE FREEDOM BROKER will be released--it's the first in a...
by KJ HoweI equate kidnapping to purgatory. When you're a captive, you're alive, but you're not really living. You have no freedom to do as you wish, you can't work towards your life goals or have any real life at all--you are at the mercy of others for absolutely everything. So you need to...
by KJ HoweMy character Thea Paris is a response consultant, which is the industry term for kidnap negotiator. One of only 25 elite consultants, she traverses the globe to the deadliest hotspots in the world to bring hostages home safely by any means necessary. She leaves her base of...
