Marshals, Spies & Jack Ryan: Marc Cameron on Writing What He Knows

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Former US Marshal. New York Times bestselling author. The man who wrote seven Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novels. This week, Samantha Tennant sits down with Marc Cameron for one of the most entertaining and illuminating conversations we’ve had on the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club. Marc is the author of the Jericho Quinn series (think global black ops, motorcycles, and a protagonist with a samurai sword), the Arliss Cutter series (an Alaska-based marshal whose cases draw heavily from Marc’s own career), and seven installments of the beloved Tom Clancy Jack Ryan universe. His latest, Backtrack, is book eight in the Arliss Cutter series. In this conversation, Marc shares: ● The two-page rejection letter from Random House that — by making him furious — ended up defining his career ● What it was actually like to protect Supreme Court justices, including Sandra Day O’Connor and a certain impromptu escalator escape ● Why he pictures Tim Daly, not Harrison Ford or Alec Baldwin, when he writes Jack Ryan ● How his son’s decision to join the Anchorage Police Department shaped the heart of the Arliss/Lola partnership ● What’s coming next: Fail Safe (the first Jericho Quinn in nine years), A Fortress of Bears, a standalone he’s pitching, and a possible screen adaptation of the Cutter series — with an actor already attached Marc is a natural storyteller — the kind of guest where the interview feels like it ends too soon. This one is worth clearing your schedule for. Books Mentioned ● Backtrack — Arliss Cutter #8 (latest) ● Open Carry — Arliss Cutter #1 (start here) ● Fail Safe — Jericho Quinn (coming April) ● Red Winter — Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Find Marc Cameron Website: markcameronbooks.com | Instagram & Facebook: Marc Cameron

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