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As counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Keith Raffel held a top secret clearance to watch over CIA activities. He has also founded an award-winning Silicon Valley software company, taught writing to Harvard freshmen, run for Congress, supported himself at the racetrack, and worked at a DNA sequencing company. These days he stays busy writing his mysteries and thrillers in his hometown of Palo Alto, California. Check the latest news at http://www.keithraffel.com. ...more

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Keith Raffel Hi Val. I just came across this. Never worked for the CIA. I worked for the Senate on the committee that was supposed to keep on eye on them. And that…moreHi Val. I just came across this. Never worked for the CIA. I worked for the Senate on the committee that was supposed to keep on eye on them. And that was 40 years ago. No haven't read Perkins's book. Should I? Hope all's well with you. Still playing b-ball? Keith(less)
Keith Raffel Just two years late in answering this, but I just came across it. I was bored and looking for a challenge, so signed up for a mystery-writing course a…moreJust two years late in answering this, but I just came across it. I was bored and looking for a challenge, so signed up for a mystery-writing course at UC Extension taught by the estimable Margaret Lucke. The rest is history!(less)
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Kick Starting My Fifth Novel

I have published four books. My first two were done the traditional way – paper and ink. Neither showed up on the New York Times bestseller list, but I have no real complaints. Bookreporter.com called my first book “the mystery debut of the year” and the second made the top 10 on a national bestseller list for crime fiction and was optioned for film. Still for my third book it was time to move on. Read more of this blog post »
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Simon Hey Keith!!


Arthur Kyriazis Keith Raffel is one of the finest writers around. His prose has bite, blood and guts, but wraps around your brain like a fine Rubik's Cube Puzzle on a summer's evening while the waves are lapping at the shoreline.


message 2: by Zoë

Zoë Sharp Hi Keith. Thanks so much for Friending me. Lovely to catch up with you here. How's the writing going with you?


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Beth Hi Keith,
Thanks for befriending this fellow Midnight Ink author here as well as in real-life!


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