In the 1984 interview, Bob Reiss tells Don what he learned about Maine’s involvement in World War II and how it led to his book, The Casco Deception. Reiss has an interest in global themes and it shows in many of his writings. He informs Don that his next book will be about terrorism.

Listen to the Bob Reiss interview with Don Swaim, March 16, 1984
(16 min. 45 sec.)

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Bob comes back to interview with Don in 1985 and fills him in on what he has been working on since they last talked. He has been working on a book entitled Divine Assassin that revolves around a somewhat fictionalized Kadafi character. Bob Reiss has also written Summer Fires, Saltmaker, and Purgatory Road.

Listen to the Bob Reiss interview with Don Swaim, September 3, 1985
(10 min. 24 sec.)

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