p. b. smith

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
In flux
About Me:
I am the author of eight published non-fiction books, including "Alzheimer's for Dummies," one cartoon book and "The Precincts of Midnight," a cozy mystery that I recently published electronically in my store on ebay; see the link below. The heroine's name is Ivey Hunter; hence my Crimespace moniker. I am hard at work on the second book in the series now, "Old Gobblamanchy Road." I am also the publisher of the "After Midnight" anthology series which just published its first title, "Shadows After Midnight," 10 spooky short stories. "Murder After Midnight," 10 mystery short stories, is soon to follow.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://stores.ebay.com/Welkin-Press
Books And Authors I Like:
The Alphabet Murder Series by Sue Grafton
The Cat Who Series by Lilian Jackson Braun
The Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters
The Southern Sister Series by Anne George
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (not a mystery; just hysterically funny)
Anything by Agatha Christy
The Sherlock Holmes Series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, The 39 Steps, The Birds, (see a theme developing here?) To Catch a Thief.

Monk, Hercule Poirot on A & E, Tom Selleck's Jesse Stone movies on CBS...used to like CSI but recently stopped watching; just a little too gruesome for me now.

Comment Wall:

  • p. b. smith

    Sorry for the weird time stamp on my blogs. Ever since I installed the Mac 10.2.9 update, the dates on my computer are totally off. They look fine on the screen but when I post anything, they are off. Apple of course, refuses to address the problem.

    Mar 22, 2007

  • FM McPherson

    an Alzheimer's book and a mystery series with the heroine called Hunter! I write about memory (www.memory-key.com -- I have a section on Alzheimer's at http://www.memory-key.com/Seniors/Alzheimers.htm; I see I have a link to your book) and I 'm writing what I hope will be a series about someone called Jaeger (German for Hunter). How's that for coincidence?
    fellow MMA looper

    Mar 23, 2007

  • Lynette Hall Hampton

    My time also shows up wrong on the chatter post here. It is actually 6:21 PM. Let's see what comes up. Good to see another MMA member here.

    Mar 23, 2007

  • p. b. smith

    Thanks for the link, FM! Your site is very informative.

    Mar 24, 2007

  • Jack Getze

    I see you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, too. Have you read Caleb Carr's "The Italian Sectretary" yet? It's fun, very much in the style, and really made me remember how much fun I had reading Doyle as a kid.
    P.S. I hated those suspenders. MS editor made me dress up for the shoot. She wanted me to look like a stockbroker.

    Mar 24, 2007

  • Pat Mullan

    p.b.,

    Nice to meet you ... I love those wonderful Southern writers: Faulkner, O'Connor ... and New Orleans : I've enjoyed it in its best days ..

    Slan, Pat.

    Mar 24, 2007

  • p. b. smith

    Another of my favorite Southern authors is Sheila Bosworth. Like Harper Lee, she had but one story to tell. She simply told it over the course of two volumes: ALMOST INNOCENT, a breathtaking debut published in 1986 to reviews comparing her to Henry James and calling her one of the new voices of the South, and SLOW POISON, published in 1992. After that, she disappeared into the piney woods north of New Orleans, from whence she emerges on occasion to edit a short story anthology or attend a writers' conference. I had the privilege of meeting her when I lived in Covington, Louisiana. She's one of those dreamy, artistic souls and quite pleasant to be around. I just wish she would write another book.

    Mar 27, 2007

  • Daniel Hatadi

    Hey there, P.B. The times here are all set to Australian, because that's where I'm from. It's a known problem and there will be a fix so that times are displayed as local.

    Just thought I should let you know. :)

    Mar 28, 2007

  • Daniel Hatadi

    You might have to search a bit, but there should be a Brandy Alexander up already.

    Cheers,
    Daniel

    Apr 4, 2007

  • Luella Turner

    Weird time? You bet. I love it. Now I can stay up all night cause I'll bet when I hit add chatter...it'll tell me it's only 2:30 in the afternoon...that give me another five hours till Bill O'Reilly comes on and I get really, really ticked off.

    Apr 5, 2007

  • CT

    Just wated to say Hi from Downunder

    Apr 6, 2007

  • John Foxjohn

    Thanks Pat for your compliment on Journey of the Spirit. I appreciate it and understand that you can't be at the book launch.

    Apr 16, 2007

  • Mary Saums

    Hi, Pat - nice to hear from you! It has been ages since I read Lucky Jim. I'm a big fan of British humor, especially PG Wodehouse.

    Apr 26, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    Hi Pat, just wanted to say hi. Looking foward to the next "After Midnight" series.

    Aug 10, 2007