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Jeff Bailey

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Born

in San Bernardino, California, The United States

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Genre

Thriller, Suspense, Science Fiction

Influences

Ayn Rand, James Mitchener

Member Since

February 2016

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I write in the nuclear-based thriller genre because I have nearly fifty years of work experience in various nuclear related technologies. My first assignment, at nineteen, for the U.S. Army, was as a nuclear weapons electronics technician. In 2012, I retired as a senior member of the science and engineering staff at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State.
While I do infuse my nuclear resume into my stories, I also base my stories on real events and real people. I based The Defect on the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island NPS in Pennsylvania, and on an attack at the Watts Bar NPS by a lone gunman.
The female lead in Not On MY Watch, Lance Corporal Casandra Sing, USMC, is based on my oldest granddaughter, who is an act ...more

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Conspiracy thrillers are my all-time favorite genre to read partly because I’m a conspiracy thriller writer and partly because I just like a well thought-out, twisty, conspiracy. AJ Blanc delivers. In Pandora’s Gift, several government intelligence a ...more
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Jeff Bailey liked Calvert Cormier's review of The Defect: "This was a gripping read from start to finish. The plot of The Defect is one of those nightmare scenarios you hope never comes true. Bailey does a great job of making the nuclear plant setting feel authentic, you can practically hear the hum of the g" Read more of this review »
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Medical thrillers can be the best thrillers, especially when they are eminently contemporary, like the controversies surrounding AI in today’s marketplace. Deadly Vision by Todd Severin is just such a thriller. Deadly Vision opens in the middle a hig ...more
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