Tom Milton

I'm always in the wrong place at the wrong time, but it gives me things to write about.

I've spent most of my life living, working, and traveling in foreign countries. For some reason, wherever I am a war breaks out or there's a revolution or a military takeover. People suspect that I have something to do with these events, but I swear I don't. I just happen to be on the spot, and most of the time I don't know what's happening.

I've been writing all my life, and sixteen years ago I started publishing my novels. Since then I have published twenty-two: No Way to Peace, The Admiral's Daughter, All the Flowers, Infamy, A Shower of Roses, Sara's Laughter, The Golden Door, Outside the Gate, Leave of Absence, Invisible Wounds, Orphans of War, The Silver Locket, Eden Valley, The Godmother, The Last Resort, The Lineman, The Lost Summer, Milos and Amira, A Contrite Heart, Blind in Granada, A Residue of Hope, and Voices in Ramah, which was published in April 2024..

I write novels not only to entertain but to bring a deeper understanding of how the major events of our times affect our lives and challenge our values. My themes are love and war and peace and redemption. My main characters are men and women who risk their lives in pursuit of social justice. My books appeal to educated readers of serious fiction and are popular with reading groups. They all have book discussion guides that include an introduction, a conversation with the author, and questions for discussion.

My first career was in journalism with the Wall Street Journal, after which I served in the army during the Vietnam War. Then I joined a large international bank and worked overseas, initially as an economic and political analyst, applying skills I learned in journalism and the military. I spent the rest of my life living, working, or traveling in foreign countries, and that has given me settings for my novels (Buenos Aires, Madrid, London, Santo Domingo, and other places).