Jack Green

Male

Hilton Head,SC

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Boston, Ma
About Me:: I'm a displaced Bostonian living down in the south with my family. Big fan of crime fiction. Currently working on a crime novel based in the Boston area. Since I gave up the booze there seems to be a lot more time in the day. How to fill that time? Reading, writing, blues music, and frequent visits to the beaches of Hilton Head.
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:: James Crumley, Dan Marlowe, James Cain, Richard Yates, Fred Exley, Tom McGuane, Ken Bruen, Gene Kerrigan, Charles Willeford, Harry Crews, Loren Estleman, Richard Stark, Joe Gores, George MacDonald Fraser, Daniel Woodrell.James Ellroy.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: The Rockford Files, 24, The Simpsons, The Departed, Chinatown, Seven Samurai, Heat, Rear Window, Dr.Strangelove.

Comment Wall:

Liam

I've been to Hilton Head once I think, maybe twice. Went to see a girl who decided she didn't like me anymore once I got there. Good way to waste two hours of your life.

I have not read those authors, but I've been meaning to check out Declan Hughes for awhile now. I have the first chapter of my newest book up on my page. It's about a guy from Southie and his torrid and tragic relationship with his Chinese assassin girlfriend. You should check it out if you have the time. I'll get cracking on that list of authors you left me.

Slainte,
Liam

Jun 28, 2008
Eric Stone

I like your list of authors. Great to see Harry Crews and Loren Estleman there - two who I think are all too neglected.

Jul 1, 2008
Brian McGilloway

Hi Jack

Good to meet you and thanks for your message. I'm delighted you enjoyed Borderlands and appreciate your kind words. I hope Gallows Lane doesn't disappoint.
Very best wishes
Brian

Jul 1, 2008
Liam

Yeah, though I'm from the south, I think I have the northern mentality. Or I understand it pretty well. My protagonist, Erik O'malley, didn't rat his chink assassin girlfriend out, but split in the middle of a job with her and relocated to his uncle Jackie's pad in Charleston, SC. But his leaving ultimately got her pinched and forced the NYPD to take closer look at her and her mother's organization. Almost used Charlestown or Dorchester for his hometown instead of Southie.

What's your book about? Where in Boston does it take place? Charlestown?

Chasing the Dragon is finished, shipping it around to agents now. I'm currently working on its sequel, the second in a planned trilogy.

Haven't see In Bruges yet, but it's on my list. Big fan of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Jul 3, 2008
Eric Stone

Hi Jack, Yep, I like Daniel Woodrell a lot. I keep hoping to meet him one of these days when I go through St. Louis for a signing at Big Sleep Books - he's pals with the owner, Helen.

Unfortunately, unless there's a mystery bookstore where you live, at the moment the best bet for finding copies of Living Room is online at Amazon or B&N or from a mystery bookseller online. Hope you like it.

Jul 3, 2008
Eric Stone

Hi Jack, Thanks, glad you enjoyed Living Room. I just finished the fourth in the series - Shanghaied - it will be out in June or thereabouts. Howard French's name sounds familiar. I was working in Asia from 1986-97 and I didn't know too many of the China correspondents. I was based in Hong Kong, but did most of my work in Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong itself and Korea.

Jan 7, 2009
Dave Zeltserman

Hi Jack, thanks for giving Small Crimes a try. About the Pats, well, it just wasn't there year. Too many injuries. But they still showed a lot of heart, Cassel played great, and they were fun to watch. Next year!

Jan 8, 2009
roger smith

Hey Jack, I hear you about kicking the booze. I started doing yoga(!) and wrote a thriller. Worse things to do with your time. I'm also a McGuane fan, sad to read recently that he is better known for his fishing book than his novels . . .

Feb 3, 2009
roger smith

I also love Harrison (although I've found his later books a bit tough to get into) -- haven't read as much Crumley as I should have . . . I'll look out for the Grofield books and The Grass Arena. Thanks for that. And I hope you enjoy Mixed Blood, if you get to read it. Give me some feedback if you have a moment.

Feb 4, 2009
Reece Hirsch

Hi Jack -- Following up on Roger's comment, it would be a crime if people stop reading great McGuane books like The Bushwacked Piano and Panama. I even think McGuane's screenplays are underrated. Rancho Deluxe was on cable last week and I thought it was still funny (though admittedly a little dated). Best of luck with the crime novel! Reece

Feb 5, 2009
Reece Hirsch

Hey Jack -- I haven't read any Philip Kerr, so thanks for the recommendation. Since we seem to have pretty similar taste in writers, I will definitely check him out. Nice to find someone else who appreciates Ferrigno ....

Feb 10, 2009
Dave Zeltserman

Jack, thanks for the note about Small Crimes. I think you're going to really like Pariah, especially being an ex-Bostonian. It's a completely different book than Small Crimes, more explosive and subversive, with a lot of Whitey Bulger/south Boston history mixed in.

Feb 18, 2009