I’ve been a fan of Louis L’Amour paperback westerns since my dad introduced them to me when I was a kid. There was a rather throw-away line in one of them referencing this character John Murrell and how he wanted to set up his own empire within the American south. The idea intrigued me right away and I started researching the story. The more I researched, the more fascinating it became, and I thought it had the potential to make a good novel.

by Abigail Wild and William J. Connell What sparked the idea for your current Wild Ink book? My current book is “Masks of Death.” The idea for it came from people who read drafts of my upcoming book, “Race with the Black Death.” People liked “Race” but had questions about the protagonists and the events … Continue reading Talking with William J. Connell →