Lawrence Light

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
New York City
About Me:
I'm the Wall Street editor of FORBES magazine. My thrillers, TOO RICH TO LIVE and FEAR & GREED are the beginning of the Karen Glick series, published by Dorchester Leisure Books. Check them out! I also co-authored a thriller, LADYKILLER (Oceanview Press, April 2007), with my wife, Meredith Anthony. We live in Manhattan and have a ball.
Website:
http://www.lawrencelight.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Joe Finder, Reed Coleman, Peter Blauner, Peter Spiegelman, Chris Reich, Lee Child, David Morrell, Doug Preston, Jim Fusilli and many, many more...
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: Addicted to Rome, Lost, 24, Sopranos, Daybreak, Friday Night Lights, The Nine, Forbes on Fox (of course) and more.

Movies: All the President's Men, Murder at 1600, Air Force One, all the Star Wars, all the Indiana Jones, too many to mention...

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  • CT

    Meredith just asked me to be her friend, so I thought that I would pop by and say hello to you also. Tomorrow I'm off to see if I can find your books.

    Apr 5, 2007

  • Jeri Westerson

    Hi Lawrence,

    thanks for including me here. Good luck on your books. And by the way, I was Time Magazine Person of the Year for 2006, so I guess I'm in good company. :D

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey all-- Just got back from a terrific book tour in Florida, ending up at Sleuthfest in Miami. Hard work but great fun, too.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Lesa Holstine

    Hi Lawrence. Thanks for adding me. I'm envious of you, living in Manhattan and having a ball. And you're probably at the Edgars this week. (sigh) Enjoy.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey Lesa-- Yes, it's fun. But you've got the great red hat!

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Eliza Tucker

    Thank you so much for the add, and I'm glad the launch and tour went so well!

    Apr 26, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Hi Lawrence,
    Thanks for the invite. As chance would have it, I just started TOO RICH TO LIVE last night. I figured it was a good read to carry for a visit to Manhattan this week for the Edgar banquet.
    Dave

    Apr 26, 2007

  • I. J. Parker

    Hi, Lawrence. Of course I want to be your friend. I happen to be writing a thriller myself at the moment. Not too different from the mysteries, just with more lurking danger. I also like Lee Child's thrillers.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Yang-May Ooi

    Thanks for the invite. Congratulations on the publication of your book.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Hard to believe you could write a novel with your spouse without reinacting the murder plot...purely for research, of course. Kudos!!

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Charles Kelly

    Thanks for the invitation. And congratulations on your books. You've got a great character there.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Mary Saums

    Hi - I'm also envious of the NYC highlife! Sounds like you two are enjoying your book touring as well. Best of luck!

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Breanda Cross

    Just calling in to say "G'day" - although by rights it should be "Good Day", as I'm really a Brit. The idea of having a husband and wife team of writers is scary. If I ask my husband so much as to edit/punctuate my stuff we go into a war zone within minutes. I'm impressed - and envious.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey all-- You know my wife's first husband just read LADYKILLER and said the same thing -- "You two are scary!"

    Apr 28, 2007

  • Bill Kirton

    Hi Lawrence,
    Thanks for the invitation. With all the ones I've received since signing up just a few days ago, I soon won't have time to do any writing at all.

    May 2, 2007

  • John Achor

    Lawrence,

    Congratulations on the plug you and Meredith received on your book "Ladykiller" in the latest Mystery Scene magazine.

    John Achor (BeeJay)

    May 2, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Thanks, John. We're doing pretty well with Crimespree, Deadly Pleasures and Mystery Scene, as well as a lot of online review sites.

    May 5, 2007

  • Lynda Fitzgerald

    It's an honor, sir. I'll check out Ladykiller. I love mystery/crime/suspense.

    May 5, 2007

  • Matthew Ogborn

    What a team you two make, Lawrence. Your enthusiasm is infectious and I will try and free up some time in the near future to dive into your books. Manhattan is a blast and I, for one, cannot wait to get back for a taste of it. Best, Matt

    May 7, 2007

  • Penny Rudolph

    I'm delighted to join your many friends, although I may have to hate you for living in Manhattan. With a job like yours, you must have a hundred tales to tell. Best of Luck!

    May 8, 2007

  • Amanda Stevens

    Hi Lawrence--thanks for befriending me. Ladykiller sounds great. Looking forward to checking it out. Your 'day' job sounds pretty cool, too!
    Amanda

    May 15, 2007

  • Bethany K. Warner

    Thanks for seeking out us newbies for friends.

    May 15, 2007

  • Bernd Kochanowski

    Hi Lawrence,

    I see you are a friendly person.

    May 15, 2007

  • Debbie Behrens

    Hi, Lawrence, thanks for the invite!

    May 15, 2007

  • Simon Wood

    Congrats on the new book...

    May 15, 2007

  • HappyRuby

    LadyKiller was listed on KCKansas Library Mystery Newsletter. Sounds llike a great book.

    May 16, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey gang-- Thanks for all the kind wishes. So far so good. Signed books at 2 booths at BEA this weekend. So far my favorite review is in January Magazine -- they call us the Nick and Nora Charles of crime writing... Cool!!

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Marta Stephens

    Hi Lawrence! Congratulations on your books and book signings. I read a about them in Meredith's page. It sounds like you two are having a blast! Keep us posted. My first book singing is coming up on June 19. I'm looking forward to it!
    Marta

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Beth Ann Allen

    I've put Ladykiller on my summer reading list. I will keep watch, just in case you and Meredith come to Seattle (Elliot Bay Books is a great place). Good luck to you both.

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Tess G

    Thanks Lawrence, for the add! Nice to meet you.

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Hi Lawrence - gotta say I envy your day job. Love those Forbes lists. Maybe some day one of us Crimespacers will sell enough copies to make it alongside Dan Brown on the annual celebrity ranking! Tho' if I were in your shoes, I'd forget writing and parlay my current position into a gig at a hedge-fund or private-equity partnership. Lovely jubbly! (As we Brits say)

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Norm Cowie

    Howdy,

    Looks like a great book. I'll bet it's cool to do booksignings with your wife. My wife and I have talked about it, but then we start giggling when we realize all of the 'creative differences' we'd encounter.

    Thanks for the invite!

    Norm

    Jun 6, 2007

  • McKay Whisenhunt III

    Hi Lawrence...
    catching up...busy...chat later I hope.

    Jun 12, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey gang! Meredith and I will be signing LADYKILLER at the Barnes & Noble in Greenwich Village on Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30 pm. If you're in town, come down and say hey! Should be fun.

    Jun 17, 2007

  • Marlowe Chandler

    Hi - thanks for the add. I'll have to read your books. They sound great.

    Jun 17, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hi! Meredith and I just got back from the Deadly Ink conference in New Jersey. It was great fun. We met lots of folks, talked on some panels, drank in the bar with fellow authors all night. Great!

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Declan Burke

    Hi Lawrence -

    How's tricks? Much obliged that you stopped by my space and made me feel welcome, I really appreciate it ... hope Ladykiller does a bomb for you ... If you want to touch base at Crime Always Pays and fill out a Q&A, I'd be delighted to give it a plug on my blog ... for whatever that's worth ...

    Cheers,

    Declan

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Joan Conwell

    Hi Lawrence! Thank you to both you and Meredith for the invites. I've heard about those East Side parties of yours....Ladykiller looks like a winner. Hope to meet both of you at Thrillerfest--I can't wait to get back to NYC!

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    Thank you for the invite, Lawrence. I appreciate it.

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Hey! Did I mention that I have a short story in WALL STREET NOIR, just out from Akashic Books.

    Peter Spiegelman edited the collection and it's terrific!

    Larry

    Jul 24, 2007

  • PulpStar

    Larry, Baby. Thanks for the invite. Here's pulp in your eye!

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Kitty

    thanks for the invite!

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper

    Congratulations on your book sale! Nice to meet you. :-) Sheri

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Dave Keel

    Congratulations on LadyKiller. And, thanks for the invite to be friends.

    Jul 24, 2007

  • carole gill

    Thank you, fellow Manhattanite! You know, I've been away from New York for 28 years. I can't believe it sometimes. Your thriller sound wonderful. I will try and get them. All the best to you.

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Brenda Chapman

    Hi Lawrence and good to meet you. Your series looks interesting - I'm a big fan of thrillers. If I wrote a book with my husband, that might turn into a murder mystery:)
    Brenda

    Jul 24, 2007

  • David L. Hoof

    It will be great to compare notes and process with another author(s). Best of luck with sales and tour. This is an exciting time for you both. I did catch a review of the book in Mystery Scene, so word is getting out. Great title, by the way.

    Jul 25, 2007

  • Camilla Trinchieri

    Congratulations on LADYKILLER. You wrote it with your wife and you're still married. Congratulations on that too. The Black Orchid is a great bookstore which, alas, is closing soon. Glad to be oart of your friends' circle. Ciao.

    Jul 25, 2007

  • Michael Allan Mallory

    Hi Lawrence,
    Congratulations on all your success. Your books sound interesing.

    Michael

    Jul 25, 2007

  • joe miller

    Congrats on LadyKiller...Thanks for the Invite

    Jul 25, 2007