Mark M. Bello was my guest on PSI TV Network.
Mark He is a retired attorney turned author who writes legal thrillers and social-justice picture books for kids. He is the genius behind the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series. For more info visit https://www.markmbello.com/
Mark answered the following:
Your book, Betrayal of Justice, opens with an ordination speech by a newly elected President of the USA, while Betrayal in Black starts out with a police traffic stop. I have to say, your writing style hooks your reader right away. I believe any one of your books is potentially movie-worthy, similar to the work of Jack Higgins or Tom Clancy. Is that a dream or goal of yours by any chance?
What a way to spend your retirement. While not everyone may have as dramatic a career as yours might have been, speak to the retiree who, like you, has a history of stories inside them. What does retirement as a writer look like?
Your protagonist, Zachary Blake gives you the creative freedom to share cases in a fictional context, yet your cases read like current news. As a white man, your books share a perspective of one who is sensitive to the plight of the underserved, especially under the filter of a justice system that seems to favor white citizens. What are the conversations you are hoping your novels will spark?
Whose voice(s) read your audiobooks?
What is next for Zachary Blake? Or for you for that matter?
Is there anything else you would like to share?