“Where I live it is legal to carry a gun on your person, and where I live, sadly, you would be well advised to do so.”
So says Memphian Mark Greaney, and the quote comes from an interview on his website, markgreaneybooks.com.
So far, though, there’s only one Mark Greaney book. It’s a mass-market political thriller called The Gray Man (Jove), but Greaney’s already sold the publisher on two sequels.
For a first-time author, this guy is getting a ton of attention. Why: Because The Gray Man is the real deal: a real page-turner. And Greaney’s got a real character on his hands: a CIA operative turned assassin-for-hire named Court Gentry. Gentry’s a target for intelligence outfits and paramilitary groups the world over, and yes, Gentry is used to carrying a gun on his person, but no, no need to advise him to do so.
How does it feel to be a new author on the brink of what’s looking like the big time? Here’s how: