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“Rambo meets Breaking Bad, but for good reasons.” That is how New York Times bestselling author Bob Mayer described his latest thriller, New York Minute, to me earlier this year, and he was right on the money.
A graduate of West Point and former Green Beret, Mayer published Eyes of the Hammer, the first novel in a franchise that would later become known as his “Green Beret series,” back in 1991. Since then, he’s written more than 75 books, across a number of genres-including thrillers, sci-fi, and even nonfiction-selling over five million copies around the world.
His latest effort, though, might be his best work yet, as New York Minute is one hell of a rip-roaring ride through the streets of New York City during the summer of 1977 . . . it’s also a prelude to his bestselling Green Beret series, with nonstop action and rich, vivid descriptions that help transport readers back to ’77 during the infamous Blackout. New York Minute should find its way onto thriller enthusiasts’ TBR lists this year as one of the top beach reads available.
Just ahead of the book’s release, Mayer agreed to go on the record for our Five Questions segment, and I asked him about everything from how he came up with the plot idea for this book to what advice he has for new and aspiring authors. Read the full Q&A below, then click here to order…
