I'm primarily an author of fiction. Between 1996 and 2002 I wrote six original James Bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, and three short stories—all published worldwide. Two stories and excerpts from some of the novels were published in six issues of PLAYBOY Magazine. THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION was published in 1984 and was nominated for an Edgar.
As “David Michaels†I was the author of the NY Times best-sellers TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL and TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL—OPERATION BARRACUDA. My recent original thrillers are FACE BLIND, EVIL HOURS, and SWEETIE’S DIAMONDS. Oh, and I also wrote a little book about the band JETHRO TULL.
My latest novel is a "rock 'n' roll thriller" entitled A HARD DAY'S DEATH, in stores now. The sequel, DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE, will be published March 2009. My novel based on Konami's best-selling videogame, METAL GEAR SOLID, was published in May. An anthology of some of my 007 novels, entitled THE UNION TRILOGY, was published in October '08.
I'm also a musician and composer, was once a computer game designer (see my website for titles I did), and at one time spent my waking hours directing theatre.
Other stuff--I'm a Goodwill Ambassador for Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The government erected a permanent museum in my honor to celebrate my James Bond novel THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO because much of it takes place there. THE 007 MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO MUSEUM is located on Naoshima Island. You can read about it here .
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