Dan Brown Tahiti in 1993, Brown read Sidney Sheldon's novel "The Doomsday Conspiracy", and was inspired to become a writer of thrillers. He started work on "Digital Fortress", setting much of it in Seville, where he had studied in 1985. He also co-wrote a humor book with his wife, "187 Men to Avoid: A Survival Guide for the Romantically Frustrated Woman", under the pseudonym "Danielle Brown". The book's author profile reads, "Danielle Brown currently lives in New England: teaching school, writing books, and avoiding men." The copyright is attributed to Brown. In 1996 Brown quit teaching to become a full-time writer. "Digital
One of Us (novel) he finds himself burdened with a memory of a murder he is forced to find the real culprit and face up to his own past mistakes. One unusual element of the book is that all electrical appliances have been fitted with a voice and AI similar to those used in his first novel "Only Forward". Antony Johnston of "Spike Magazine" wrote that old and new readers of Smith's novels would enjoy "One of Us" while Publishers Weekly said that the novel would shock readers about what their personal dreams could mean. One of Us (novel) One of Us is a