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Back in the day—at the dawn of the Internet and long before anyone had heard of social media—I was a working investigative reporter. For nearly two decades, I clocked in at a daily newspaper, chasing leads, combing through dusty archives, and persuading often-reluctant sources to talk to me. I’d spend weeks, sometimes months, stitching together narratives meant to expose wrongdoing, uncover injustice, or shine light into some dark,...
When you’re an author, there’s little better than landing a positive book review, especially from someone who truly knows the craft. My gratitude to Mark Stevens, an author whose talents far exceed mine, for this terrific assessment of Deep Fury, my latest Cordell Logan mystery. https://markhstevens.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/david-freed-deep-fury/
I fly frequently enough on United Airlines that I qualify as a “Premier” passenger. As a reward for my brand loyalty—to the extent anyone can be loyal to any airline these days–I get to be among the first to board the plane, which we all know usually means having enough room in the overhead bin to stow your carry-on bag. It also usually means I get to sit...
All I know about horse racing is what I learned reading Laura Hillenbrand’s excellent Seabiscuit and the movie based on it. Both were about an underdog horse and a down-on-his luck jockey who together won a big race and inspired many people to persevere during the Great Depression. When I was in college, I also read William Faulker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Reivers, which as I vaguely recall...
Most folks, I suspect, have a favorite ball cap. This one, with its sweat stains and frayed brim, happens to be mine. I’ve worn it for several years, but in all the time, however, I can recall only one person ever making mention of the blue and gold winged panther sewn on its crown. We were at a restaurant a few years back in Colorado Springs. The...
What happens when you write a novel, setting much of it in the real world, and then part of that real world is erased before the novel can be published? This was my dilemma in writing The Impossible Turn, my eighth and newest Cordell Logan mystery. A fair amount of the story originally took place in Malibu, California, where I drew references to actual streets I’ve driven...