by RobertTownsend | Sep 17, 2017 | Croatia, Germany, Wisconsin
On 10 August 2017, in Bergerac, France my daughter, Michelle Elisabeth Townsend, married. Michelle gave me 45 seconds to summarize before the assembled my impressions, recollections, hopes and fears. I wanted five days. Patrice made me sit down, write what I wanted to...
by RobertTownsend | Oct 14, 2016 |
Wisconsin Vietnam Vet, Soviet Scholar and Author Robert E. Townsend to Debut Third Novel in The Long War Series at Mystery to Me Bookstore on 14 October 2016. MADISON, Wisconsin, 1 October 2016: The Executioner’s Son, the third novel in Robert Townsend’s...
by RobertTownsend | Sep 1, 2014 | Publishing, Russia
Two down; three to go There is a recent novel, A Simple Plan, where two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane–the pilot is dead and his duffel bag contains four million dollars in cash. In order to hide, keep, and share the fortune, these...
by RobertTownsend | Aug 21, 2014 | Publishing
The Wounded the second novel in The Long War series: Available to pre-order now 1 October price $4.99 Pre-order price $2.99 at: Kindle Barnes and Noble IBOOK KOBO (credit card not charged until the book is shipped on 1 October 2014) “The Wounded” is the second...
by RobertTownsend | Dec 1, 2013 | Book Reviews, Deception, Publishing, Russia, Soviet Union
Serge Kotlar and I (Yay!, Merrill, Wisconsin) translated Thirteen Coats from Russian to English as research for the next book in The Long War series, The Executioner’s Son. I read and speak Russian and have studied the country and its culture since my 17th year on...