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I like to write about characters addressing challenges in strange and sometimes unfriendly locales, where their personal traits can be both a strength and an obstacle to achieving their goals. For that reason, my literary suspense and mystery stories are set internationally, often in places where I've traveled.

My debut novel, vanished., drew on the journals, letters and photographs I made while traveling overland from Bangkok to Berlin in 1978 and 1979, particularly my journey through Afghanistan and Iran as political unrest roiled the region. The first book in The Concealing Sea mystery series, The Boy in the Suitcase, is situated on a Baltic Sea cruise. The second, to be published later in 2018, occurs in Egypt.

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N.V. Baker Try not to get discouraged or sidetracked by the demands of other people. Carving out time for yourself to write and think is not selfish; you can sti…moreTry not to get discouraged or sidetracked by the demands of other people. Carving out time for yourself to write and think is not selfish; you can still be a loving family member, a good friend, a reliable employee. I didn't realize this until a few years ago. So, while I knew from age 12 that I wanted to write fiction, I didn't complete my first novel until almost 50 years later. I relish every moment now, so I advise - if at all possible - that you not postpone the dream.(less)
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