Mike Angley

The New York Journal of Books just posted a great review of my second novel, Child Finder: Resurrection!  Please stop by and read the review, but here’s an excerpt in the meantime:

“What really differentiates this work from others of its ilk is Angley’s extensive forensic background. He uses it to enhance the credibility of the investigation going forward. Correct terminology regarding weapons, references to government practices, and handling of top-secret documents, even the interaction between agencies—it’s all spot on. The authenticity immediately brings the reader into the middle of a high level, shadowy government operation that reeks of the real deal. It is not difficult to imagine that this story may not be fiction after all, that possibly such a unit actually does exist somewhere in our government.”

I had the wonderful opportunity last night to appear as a guest on Bob Calvert’s Talking with Heroes radio program.  Bob is a good friend of the Military Writers Society of America, and on his show last night he was interviewing several MWSA officials as well as the recent Book and Author of the Month winners.  I’m proud to say my second novel, Child Finder: Resurrection, resulted in my selection as the January 2010 MWSA Author of the Month.  I blogged about it before, and you can go back if you like to read the original post: Mike Angley Is Author Of The Month January 2010!

Here’s the link to my interview on the Talking with Heroes Radio program.  My interview begins around the 43 minute mark, and runs for about eight minutes.  Enjoy!

I just received another wonderful review of my second novel, Child Finder: Resurrection!  Joyce Gilmour, Copy Editor at Editing TLC, provided the following kind words…thanks Joyce!

“Child Finder Resurrection is Colonel Michael Angley’s (USAF retired) sequel to his book Child Finder. We meet the main character, Air Force Special Agent Patrick O’Donnell a year and a half after he left the Top Secret child rescue program when events went horribly awry and his family was endangered.  Mike Angley brings much experience in criminal investigation and counterintelligence to his writing, which makes the storyline so real, but also so fascinating.

Patrick O’Donnell is a psychic and in Child Finder Resurrection, he is called back into the Top Secret community to help the government track down a very sick and twisted child killer. Patrick’s son, Sean, who also has psychic abilities that come into play in a big way, proves to be a source of help to his father.  It is interesting how the author lets the reader see things that the characters don’t see, which makes the reader want to shout “Watch out/Beware!” a number of times during this thriller. The real twist in this story, I believe, is the fact that this murderer is a psychotic genius.  The mind games that go on are ones that you don’t want to read if you are alone late at night! This book can and will send chills down your spine.

Colonel Angley is proving himself to be a fantastic writer of mystery thrillers.  He promises that the last book in the series, Child Finder: Revelation will be “nonstop action and peril.” Readers will want to read all of the books in this series if they find enjoyment in great thrillers.”

I’m pleased to announce that the Military Writers Society of America has named me the Author of the Month for January 2010!  I will take part in an interview about the honor on Bob Calvert’s Talking With Heroes radio program on January 24th at 5:00 pm Pacific, so if you get some time, please listen in!

The announcement of my selection as Author of the Month came in the January 2010 MWSA Newsletter (page 2), and it was in recognition of my most recently released novel, Child Finder: Resurrection.  Please read the review of my book on page 8 of the newsletter.

Today I received a superb review of my newest novel, Child Finder: Resurrection.  It was such an early and unexpected Christmas gift, that I had to share it…right away!  I am grateful to multi-book author Joyce Faulkner, who is also President of the Military Writers Society of America, for these wonderful words:

“Child Finder: Resurrection, award-winning author Mike Angley’s second novel, is rich with sensory images and Catholic philosophy. Mixing those two very literary techniques with a bang-bang shoot-em-up tale might seem risky to some—and it is. However, Angley has created a super-hero who transcends comic-bookery while maintaining the genre’s idealistic view of good overcoming evil. He created this approach in his first book, Child Finder, but the reader will find a maturation of style and new complexity in plotting in Resurrection. In this story, not only does Major Pat O’Donnell, the psychic protagonist, talk to God and the Saints and Angels, but God and the Saints and Angels communicate back to him. It’s a nice touch.

There’s a hint of Hitchcockian suspense – the reader knows more than the characters. The bad guy is really bad. What Pat can sense and what he can’t is a mystery, leaving the audience to scream out warnings about what’s behind that closed bathroom door. The mood is ominous and the threat isn’t only to Pat himself, but to his family and friends. If it’s so easy for Pat and the killer to see into the minds of others, shouldn’t we all be erecting brick walls around our own thoughts? Racing around corners and falling through space on the other side of a rickety climb, the novel is a tooth-grinding rollercoaster ride.

Like Child Finder, Resurrection is a general audience thriller which will also appeal to religious audiences and young adults. Fun and thought-provoking, the book can be read as a spiritual allegory or as a fast-paced action piece. Keep your bible and your valium nearby!”

—Joyce Faulkner, President of Military Writers Society of America, author of Shadow of Suribachi, Losing Patience, and For Shrieking Out Loud, Co-author of Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors



On December 15, 2009 I was invited to appear as a guest on Paul Ibbetson’s Conscience of Kansas radio program, broadcast on Kansas Stat University’s FM Radio station, Wildcat 91.9.  This was a great honor for me because Paul is an accomplished and respected radio host, having interviewed the likes of people such as Tony Blankley, Rick Santorum, Jed Babbin, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, among others.  If you go to the podomatic link, my interview starts around the 30 minute point, but I do encourage you to listen to the entire program.

Here’s more information about Paul, and I recommend you visit his website for some great articles and archived interviews: Paul A. Ibbetson.

Paul A. Ibbetson is a published author and lecturer on the Patriot Act. He is a former Chief of Police of Cherryvale, Kansas, and member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force. Paul received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Wichita State University, and is currently completing his PhD. in Sociology at Kansas State University. Paul is the author of the books “Living Under The Patriot Act: Educating A Society” and “Feeding Lions: Sharing the Conservative Philosophy,” (both available for purchase at Paul’s own book store or at Amazon.com, as well as other major book outlets) and is the host of the award winning radio show the “Conscience of Kansas” on The Wildcat 91.9 FM. Paul is a regular writer for the Conservative Crusader as well as over 30 other online websites.

Over the weekend, three websites ran features about me and my stories, and I could not be happier with the opportunities they presented and the kind words the authors had to say.

Both the Campaign for the American Reader and the Writers Read blogs carried similar articles about the books I am currently reading.  It’s a nice twist to the standard feature about what I am writing.  I spoke about two recent books, The Last Jihad by Joel Rosenberg, and The Last Bullet by Merline Lovelace.  By the way, Merline sent me a very nice email once she read the articles where I spoke about her book.  Like me, she is a retired USAF Colonel who writes fiction in retirement, and her heroine is an Air Force OSI Special Agent, like my protagonist, Patrick S. O”Donnell.

I also featured in an article I wrote about the business reality of writing and publishing for Larry Brooks’s The Story Fix.  My article is called, “Patience, Persistence, Perfection.”  I encourage you to check out all of these articles and the websites on which they appear.

I consider it a great privilege to appear as a guest-blogger on the prestigious Author Exchange Blog today!  My friend and fellow Rocky Mountain writer Linda Faulkner invited me to guest and made all the arrangements.  She put together a great post (and she even said I have a baby face…now she’s officially on mine and Santa’s “nice” list ).  Please check out the post and leave comments.

By the way, Linda Faulkner will appear as a guest on the Child Finder Trilogy on January 29, 2010.  It’s a long way off, but well worth the wait.  Make sure you stop by and read her interview here when the time comes!

I was honored to appear as a guest on MoJoe’s Talk Radio Portal program on December 6, 2009.  We discussed my second book’s release — Child Finder: Resurrection, as well as the first novel, Child Finder.  Hint:  I gave him some insight into the third story in the trilogy, Child Finder: Revelation.  I told him that I literally get goose bumps when I write the story because the things I plan to “reveal” in the novel are simply mind-blowing!

Please give MoJoe’s program a listen.  My segment comes up at about the 30 minute point, so you may have to listen a bit before hearing me!

I am “thrilled” (pun intended) that the International Thriller Writers (ITW) featured me in its December 2009 webzine, “The Big Thrill!”  I appear in the new releases section of this prestigious professional webzine.  Here’s an excerpt:

“In Mike Angley’s second offering, Child Finder: Resurrection, it has been a year and a half since Air Force Special Agent Patrick O’Donnell left the secret child rescue program after it went horribly off-track, resulting in murder and endangering his own family. And just when he thinks he’s comfortably put this painful past behind him, he receives a call from his mentor. The murky, shadowy Top Secret community where he once was center-stage has been revised, revamped, resurrected!”

Be sure to check out the entire article, as well as the other new releases by my thriller writer colleagues.