Today we’d like to introduce you to Larry Enmon.
Hi Larry, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I retired from the U.S. Secret Service, where I acted as liaison between the USSS and FBI, working in the Joint Terrorism Task Force. I received training from the CIA in the investigation and production of weapons of mass destruction. After retirement, I wanted to give writing a try, so I wrote my debut novel, The Burial Place. Since then, I authored five crime/mysteries and suspense/thrillers.
We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Nothing in the publishing industry is ever smooth. While I might write a book every six to nine months, the industry slows the process. Literary agents, editors, and publishers are all struggling to keep up, but everyone realizes you can’t rush something through and still have a good product. Realistically, it takes most books at least a year from inception until it’s released to the public.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I had the dream job a lot of people fantasize about. I traveled the United States and the world, carried a diplomatic passport, and mingled with wealthy political elites. I stayed in five-star hotels, dined in expensive restaurants, and attended historical events. I also carried a gun, sometimes a sub-machine gun, had a black belt in karate, and was in perfect physical condition. I was a U.S. Secret Service agent.
Near the end of my career, I was assigned to work as an agency liaison agent to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Dallas. A year after I started my new assignment, 911 happened, and everything changed. I was assigned to the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction investigative team. This assignment required me to attend numerous FBI and CIA schools relating to WMD.
I have enjoyed reading thrillers my whole life. After retirement, I reflected that I had either traveled to, experienced, or been trained in much of the same stuff I was reading about in books. This led me to my writing career. Many of the fictional characters, plots, or situations depicted in my books are from my own experiences. I had Top Secret/SCI clearance during my working years, so I must tread lightly when writing. Several investigations and programs I worked on can’t be released for public consumption for twenty or more years.
How do you define success?
Doing what you love and having the money to do it.
Contact Info:
- Website: larry-enmon.com
- Instagram: @Larry Enmon
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/larryenmonbooks/
- Twitter: @LarryEnmon
