_ I think you misunderstand where I’m coming from. I’m a suspense novelist. I look for sinkings, sabotage, and terrorist acts as grist for my creative mill. I do lots of historical thrillers. For instance I wrote a novel called Those Who Dream By Day about World War I, the Great War. The first few chapters were about the sinking of the Lusitania. As far as my personal life goes, I’ve actually sailed the Mediterranean.