1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 According to internationally bestselling author David Baldacci, when you’ve written as many books as he has—ten series, or a total of thirty books, and counting; and another twelve stand-alone novels—there is one way to keep his writing razor-sharp: “Start from Square One: create a new character, a new series—a new world.” With his latest novel, LONG ROAD TO MERCY, Baldacci has done just that. His new protagonist, female FBI agent Atlee Pine, must cover a desolate Far West outpost on her own. And although its size is intimidating—it includes Grand Canyon National Park—Atlee is strongly motivated to succeed. She sees it as a way to avenge the tragic death of her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted by a serial killer when the girls were only six years old. David and I talked about his process in creating new, complex characters and weaving real-time geopolitical incidents into a heart-pounding plot. Click&amp;nbsp;here to read the accompanying feature interview with David in TheBigThrill.org &amp;nbsp; (c) 2018, 2025 Josie Brown. All Rights Reserved Author Provocateur with Josie Brown https://sites.libsyn.com/515033 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36352765/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/36352765