Tessa Wegert is the author of the popular Shana Merchant mysteries, which include Death in the Family, The Dead Season, Dead Wind, The Kind to Kill, Devils at the Door, and The Coldest Case, along with the upcoming North Country thriller series. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Shelf Awareness and have been feature…

Robert Dugoni is a critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author, reaching over 9 million readers worldwide. He is best known for his Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle. He is also the author of the Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, and s…

Steve Stratton started his military career at the White House Communications Agency supporting the needs of President’s Ford and Carter, Vice President’s Rockefeller and Mondale and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. His work took him around the world introducing him to new cultures, ways of thinking, and the various agencies tasked with projectin…

Megan Beatie, a veteran publicist with more than 25 years of experience in publishing, is President and CEO of Megan Beatie Communications (MBC), a book publicity and marketing agency. ​ Megan has forged publicity campaigns for numerous bestselling authors including Linda Ronstadt, Robert Dugoni, Soman Chainani, Tess Gerritsen, Jenny Mollen, Ian K.…

Award winning author J. M. Adams is an Emmy nominated journalist with more than 15 years of on-air television journalism experience, reporting for major news affiliates across the United States and abroad. Besides his Emmy nomination for news reporting, highlights from his career include accompanying the Navy on sea patrols after the terrorist atta…

Jack Stewart grew up in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy before serving twenty-three years as a fighter pilot. During that time, he flew combat missions from three different aircraft carriers and deployed to Afghanistan as a member of an Air Force Tactical Air Control Party. His last deployment was with a joint special …

Gregg Podolski lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children. When not writing, he works as an executive recruiter for a family-owned staffing firm. He loves Philly sports, the Jersey Shore, and is one of the last people on the planet who still buys CDs. The Recruiter is his first novel. The Recruiter When bad guys need good help, they call Ri…

Bruce Borgos lives and writes from the Nevada desert where he works hard every day to prove his high school guidance counselor had good instincts when he said “You’ll never be an astronaut.” He has a lifelong obsession with words and stories and a fascination with how telephones work. When not writing, you can usually find him at the local wine sto…

Simon Gervais is a former federal agent specializing in protective operations and counterterrorism. He spent nearly twenty years in the military and in law enforcement. His assignments took him all over Europe and the Middle East. He's the New York Times and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 13 exciting thrillers, one of these titles—Robert Ludlum's …

You gotta hear Meredith's ghost story. Meredith Lyons, author of Ghost Tamer, grew up in New Orleans, collecting two degrees from Louisiana State University before running away to Chicago to be an actor. In between plays, she got her black belt and made martial arts and yoga her full-time day job. She fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves, ran the Ch…

Writer Stuff is back and even better. We've added Co-Host Jeff Circle, writer and creator of the Writer's Dossier. Today we welcome adventure writer L.S. Goozdich, author of Vipers, Frozen Wraith, and Retaliation. L.S. is also the host of the Men's Adventure Fiction Podcast. We talked about using AI to create humorous parody book summaries. We expl…

Brian Nelson is a former Fulbright Scholar who holds degrees in international relations, economics, and creative writing. His first book, The Silence and the Scorpion, a clocked account of the 2002 uprising against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, was named one of the Best Books of 2009 by The Economist. His second book, The Last Sword Maker, was …

Dony Jay is a police detective and author of the Warrior Spy thriller series. He has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He has served on a US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and is currently a member of a county-wide Child Abduction Response Team (CART) and his department's forensic unit. When he's not reading or writing, Dony loves spending…

I.S. Berry spent six years as an operations officer for the CIA, serving in wartime Baghdad and elsewhere. She has lived and worked throughout Europe and the Middle East, including two years in Bahrain during the Arab Spring. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and Haverford College. Raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC…

James Rosone was just on the podcast a few weeks ago. During that interview we started discussing how writing helped him through his struggles with PTSD. After we wrapped the interview, we both agreed that we did not dedicate enough time to that very important topic. So, he’s back. Tonight, we talk to James about how writing created a pathway to co…

Steve Urszenyi served for over thirty years as a paramedic in Toronto and as a tactical medic with the Ontario Provincial Police. He is an expert in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE/WMD) incident response. Most recently, Steve was the commander of the Ontario Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT), the province o…

Brett Allen is a graduate of Michigan State University and a former U.S. Army Cavalry Officer. He’ written two novels, Kilroy Was Here, and Sly Fox Hollow. He’s a husband and father of two. When not writing, Brett enjoys drumming his forehead against the surface of his desk and cursing softly under his breath. Sly Fox Hollow William “Bomber” Merrid…

Mike Bockoven writes thrillers, horror, and other stories while his kids are in gymnastics class or at piano lessons. He lives with his wife, Sarah, two daughters, and an exceptionally dumb wiener dog named Sherlock. Fantastic Land Since the 1970s, Fantastic Land has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Fl…

Dr. Bill Kimberlin has been researching and writing about death row and the execution process for well over a decade. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, a Master of Arts degree in Counseling, and a Doctorate in Psychology. Kimberlin began a postdoctoral residency in psychology but was most interested in understanding the wo…

Gary Edgington been chasing the “bad guys” in one way or another since 1976. He worked as a police officer for several agencies including the Manhattan Beach Police Department, the Beverly Hills Police Department, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. In 1994, he was appointed a Special Agent with the California Department of Justi…

TCP Show Notes Template Travis Davis is an Air Force Brat who grew up in Arkansas, Spain, New York, and California. He joined the US Army at 17 years old as an Armored Reconnaissance Specialist and was stationed in the various forts in the United States and in Germany. During his three tours in Germany, he conducted hundreds of border patrols along…

Jeff Circle has over twenty years’ experience in counterintelligence and credibility assessment, security operations, personnel vetting, protection, policy, investigations, Red Team, insider threat, and crisis management. In addition to the intelligence world, He’s a veteran of the US Army, a survivor of corporate America, worked a dive boat in the…

James Rosone is the Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of the Red Storm Series and World War III military thriller series. He’s an Iraq War veteran who served 3.5 years in a combat zone as a military interrogator and contractor. During his ten years in the military and eight years as a Department of Defense and Department of State contractor, he fou…

Welcome to the first episode of Writer Stuff. New name, same great conversations with amazing writers. Updates: -Overmatch, the second Ty Benhoff series is coming your way March 1st. Pre-sale on now. Order here. -I'll have pre-release copies with me at the Amelia Island Book Expo February 24th. Hope I see you there. 10am-4pm, 315 Citrona Dr. Fernan…

Welcoming back thriller writer A.M. Adair to discuss her new book in the Elle Anderson Series, A New Game. A. M. Adair is a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the United States Navy with over 21 years in the Intelligence Community—specializing in counterintelligence and human intelligence. She has been to numerous countries all around the world, to…

Tonight, I’m talking true crime with radio host and true crime author Alan R. Warren. Alan R. Warren Alan R. Warren is a Best-Selling Author. The Producer and lead host of the Popular NBC Radio shows House of Mystery and Inside Writing, both heard on the 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles/102.3 F.M. Riverside/ 1050 A.M. Palm Springs/ 540 A.M. KYAH Salt Lake Ci…

Tonight former LEO, Combat Veteran, and Owner of Bandit Custom Rods joins me to figure out where we get our conspiracy theories from. We talk about The Fed, animal spies, and the 4th dimension. Check out Brian at banditcustomrods.com, facebook: @banditcustomrods, IG: @banditcustomrods Don't forget to check out Spoilers on amazon or wherever books a…

Tonight, I’m talking about serial killer Samuel Little with Jillian Lauren, author of “Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer.” Jillian Lauren Jillian Lauren is a writer, storyteller, adoption advocate, rock-wife, and lousy kickboxer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANT…

Tonight, I’m talking about missing persons in our national forests with Andrea Lankford, former National Park Service Ranger and author of “Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail.” Andrea Lankford Andrea Lankford is the author of Ranger Confidential: Living, Working and Dying in the Nati…

Tonight, I’m talking to Eric Bishop, author of⁠ Ransomed Daughter⁠. About Eric Bishop: Eric grew up in Connecticut, and relocated to the South after college. After becoming restless moves to the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest occurred before finally heading back East to raise a family. The wanderlust has never left Eric and he's always yearning …

Tonight, I’m talking to Brian Andrews, author of the Tier One, Sons of Valor, and Shepherd series from Andrews and Wilson. Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran, Park Leadership Fellow, and former submarine officer with a psychology degree from Vanderbilt and a master’s in business from Cornell University. Brian also is a principal contributor at Care…

Steve Stratton started his military career at the White House Communications Agency supporting the needs of Presidents Ford and Carter, Vice Presidents Rockefeller and Mondale, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. His work took him around the world introducing him to new cultures, ways of thinking, and the various agencies tasked with projecting…

Tonight, I’m talking to Margaret Press founder of the DNADOE Project. To answer her burning question “How can investigative genetic genealogy help identify John and Jane Does?” Margaret Press co-founded the DNA Doe Project in 2017 with Forensic Genealogist Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick. After months of work hunting down labs, experts, bones and donations…

Tonight, I’m talking to author and host of the wildly popular “True Crime Garage” podcast Nic Edwards about his new book: The Delphi Murders: The Quest to Find ‘The Man on the Bridge’ On February 13, 2017, two Indiana teenagers, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, went for a walk in the woods near the abandoned Monon High Bridge. They nev…

Rod Sadler is a retired police officer who spent thirty years in law enforcement before retiring in 2012. During his tenure on the streets, first as a deputy sheriff and eventually as a sexual assault, bank robberies, narcotics investigations, domestic violence, child abuse, and an assortment offenses. He served in several different capacities duri…

Hey everybody, welcome back to the TCP. Tonight I'm talking to bestselling author of the Garrett Kohl series, Taylor Moore. Taylor is a sixth-generation Texan who grew up on a farm and ranch northwest of Houston. He is a former CIA Intelligence Officer who worked in both analysis and operations and later consulted for the Department of Defense in T…

Hey everybody, thanks for coming back to the TCP. Tonight I get to talk to Bestselling author Steve Hartov. Steven Hartov was born in New London, Connecticut, attended public schools in New England and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University. In 1973, he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine Military Sealift Command, beginning a seri…

Hey everybody, tonight I’m talking to bestselling Author of the Arliss Cutter series, and former Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Marc Cameron. A retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, Marc Cameron spent nearly thirty years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from Alaska to Manhattan, Canada to Mexico and dozens of points in between. He holds a…

Hey everybody, tonight I’m talking to Author and Podcaster Jeff Clark Jeff Clark is an author, and decorated leader having spent over 12 years on active duty in the Air Force and has continued his service with the military as a civilian ever since. His nearly 20-year career has seen him lead teams in logistics, operations, readiness & plans, busine…

Hey everybody, tonight I’m talking to bestselling thriller author Jerome Preisler about Moving Target, his newest in the Tom Clancy: Net Force series. Net Force: Moving Target A NEW BATTLE IS BREWING—ONE THAT WILL SOON RAGE ACROSS ALL POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC LINES. As this new threat escalates, the US president calls on the members of Net Force to…

Hey everybody, tonight I’m talking to thriller author Richard Maverick about his Our War Series. Our War (Losers Book One): Imagine a small county where an hour's drive takes you from rural Amish country covered with grape vineyards through once-proud small towns now rampant with crime ending in an impoverished Native American Reservation. Imagine …

It is good to be back. I had to take a break from the podcast so I could finish up edits on Ty Benhoff two. I also wanted to change some stuff around on the podcast so thank you for your patience. Getting right back into it though, tonight I’m talking to John Wesley Anderson about his new book Lou and Jon Benet, an outstanding story about Homicide …

Here we go everybody this is the TCP and I am John Stamp, with me is the ageless Tiger-dog who is asleep at my feet. I think he had a big night last night. Or he didn’t get enough out of his 4 naps today. Either way, he was out before we got started. First off thank you for all the compliments on the new cover for Wraith. Jeff Hayes at Plasmafire g…

Hey, everybody, this is the TCP, and I am John Stamp. First off did you guys see the artwork Jeff Hayes at Plasmafire graphics worked up for Wraith of Sheltermount. Wraith was my experiment in writing a fantasy novel. From the start, Wraith was going to be an indie title. I wanted to do the whole thing myself, so I hired the editor, and did the cov…

Here we go everybody this is the TCP, and I am John Stamp. With me is the ageless Tiger-dog who is snoozing right here next to me. To start, continuing my wholehearted thanks for your continuing support for Brother’s Keeper, Blood Red Ivory, and Spoilers on Audible. Thank you for all the support and compliments you’ve sent. Also, if you haven’t got…

Warning: Coughing Fit. I was just getting over something and lost it for a moment coughing. My bad. Hey Everybody, First, I wanted to point out that I and a boatload of great authors including, Kate Quinn, Jeanette Walls, David Baldacci, and Scott Turow will be signing at the Amelia Island Book Expo, Amelia Island, GA on February 18th which is righ…

Not gonna lie I was a bit rusty on the production side of the house this week but, we are back on That’s Criminal with John Stamp! I hope you guys had as much fun as I did over the holiday. December was a blur. Took the wee babes to the Big Island of Hawaii, and just like I did the first time I went there long ago, Red Five and the Big Guy did not …

In this episode of "That's Criminal," host John Stamp sits down with thriller author Eric Bishop, best known for his book "The Body Man." The episode kicks off with a lighthearted conversation about the monitoring of our browser histories and who might be watching (and laughing) at our online activity. From there, the two delve into more serious to…

In this episode of That's Criminal with John Stamp, I welcome thriller author Matt Scott back to the show to discuss his latest book, The Ayatollah Takedown, the thrilling conclusion to his Surviving the Lion's Den trilogy. Join us as we delve into the plot and characters of Matt's latest novel, talk about the craft of writing, and how Matt develop…

Hey everybody this is the TCP and I am John Stamp, Tiger-dog has ditched me tonight. It is really nice out and he is laying outside under a tree. Only one announcement tonight. Ty Benhoff 2 is a wrap. I’m thinking of a couple tentative titles, the one I’m leaning on right now is Overmatch. Don’t know, the hardest part of this whole writing thing is…