Joe Hart is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of thirteen thriller novels that include The River Is Dark, Obscura, and The Last Girl. His latest, Or Else, was a March “First Reads” through his publisher, Thomas & Mercer. Officially launched April 1st, at the time of this recording, it has almost 11,000 ratings on Amazon and is ranked 127 in the Kindle store.
Joe and I talk about his journey from self-publishing to working with Thomas & Mercer, how he came to work with a literary agent, the inspiration for Or Else, what his process is like, and how we were both influenced by Stephen King.