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Continue reading →: Author’s Perspective on AI
A discussion with author Michael Winstead, August 2026 I recently sat down with author Michael Winstead to discuss why and how he avoided using AI in writing his new book, The China Play. Following are excerpts from our conversation: Q: Thanks for making time to chat. First, let me congratulate…
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Continue reading →: New Thriller: The China Play
Following the success of his Ultimate Series, Michael Winstead returns with a stand-alone legal thriller, The China Play, now available on Amazon. The audiobook, read by the author, will be available on Amazon/Audible in October 2026. Attorney Oakley Hitchcock, suspended from practicing law for one year, returns to his family’s…
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Continue reading →: The Next, a Short Story
I saw her at a campground. It doesn’t matter where. It was a place to which I’d fled an hour after signing my divorce papers, after taking a long last look at the sullen wife I thought would be my partner for life, though she was the third. As such…
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Michael Winstead
Michael Winstead is an author, attorney and veteran of courtroom battles. Over the last forty years, he has tried dozens of cases and argued many appeals in our state and federal courts. His Ultimate Series is a highly-rated trilogy about legal system failures and vigilante justice. A companion novel, Ella’s Wings, follows a series character as she recovers from devastating injuries. The China Play, a stand-alone thriller released in early 2026, explores how America’s enemies might use our legal system to steal our natural resources. An audiobook narrated by the author and Winstead’s next novel, The Whore’s Bath, are scheduled for distribution in October 2026.
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