B.R.Stateham

Male

Salina, KS

United States

Profile Information:

About Me:
Some say I look like a first-cousin to a cat named Frankenstein--but I dunno. What I can say about me is that I am a husband, father, and grandfather and both a fan of the mystery/detective genre, (fan for about 45 years) and an author as well. I am fifty-nine years old but the mind is trying to convince the body it is significantly younger (and the body isn't listening!) I have novel out called Murderous Passions. It's the first of a series and I'm feverishly working on the next one as we speak.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.brstateham.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Raymond Chandler, Lindsey Davis, Ed McBain, Dashiell Hammett, Tony Hillerman, John Maddox Roberts, Erle Stanley Gardner, Robert Ludlum, Erich Von Lustbader, Rex Stout, Louis L'Amour, Daniel Boorstein, Will and Ariel Durant, Earl Derr Biggers, Agatha Christie and lots and lots more.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Manchurian Candidtate (original)
CSI-Miami
NCIS
Dial M for Murder
Nash Bridges
Miami Vice
Peter Gunn
Amadeus
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Magnificent Seven (original movie)
Seven Samurai
Orson Welles' The Stranger
Battlestar Galactica (newest version)

Comment Wall:

  • J. F. Juzwik

    I was looking through the blogs and saw yours! Cool. This is a terrific site! Later, Joyce

    Feb 10, 2009

  • Loretta Craig

    My pleasure Bryant. Yours books are great. I wish you much success!
    Loretta

    Feb 10, 2009

  • Jon Loomis

    Hey B.R.--thanks for the friending! More conversation sounds like a winner to me! Good luck w/ the new book, agent search, etc.--we're pulling for ya!

    Feb 10, 2009

  • I. J. Parker

    Dear B.R., Thanks much. Yes, I know Robert Van Gulik's work very well. To some extent, his series inspired me in the 80s to write a Japanese series similar to his. The intention lasted only until my character, Akitada, took on a life of his own. There are probably still similarities, especially in the earlier books, but slowly these are disappearing.

    Feb 10, 2009

  • John Dishon

    Which novels are you referring to? If you like hardboiled, check out Kenzo Kitakata's work, specifically The Cage

    All She Was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe is another personal favorite.

    Feb 11, 2009

  • Pepper Smith

    LOL! If I actually had a professionally done author photo, that would probably be what I was using, but I don't. This one is actually years out of date, but I don't have anything recent that I would want to post.

    Feb 12, 2009

  • Clair Dickson

    I was just teasing-- though I do admit getting enjoyment out of breaking the 'rules'. =)

    Feb 12, 2009

  • Kathleen M Puckett

    Ha! Being an ex-FBI agent shouldn't be scary for YOU guys! :-)

    Feb 14, 2009

  • Dana King

    I just noticed you're from Salina KS. I spent a very pleasant afternoon in Salina with my daughter last July, on our way to visit family in Colorado. We eventually drove all the way to yellowstone and back, and I told her if I had to live in any of the tonws and cities we passed throuhg, I'd pick Salina. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there (ate dinner at Martinelli's, near the medical center), and it's about the size city I like: big enough to have some services, small enough to still feel like a town.

    Feb 18, 2009

  • Lloyd

    No, I am a business newspaper editor hooked on mysteries.

    Feb 20, 2009

  • J. F. Juzwik

    Hi right back at ya! Been busy trying to work past a hurdle in the novel. Found out ViNoWriMo people picked a winner, but of course, it won't be announced until March 1st, so I'm going nutty till then! My story is great, if I do say so myself. I just hope they think so too! Wish me luck!

    Feb 23, 2009

  • Oak Tree Press

    Hi..you asked how I found out about this site. I got a google alert on one of my authors, Norm Maher, and it turned out he was listed here! So, I signed up too. Still figuring things out, though.

    Feb 23, 2009

  • Sandra Karlson/Rachelle Williams

    Thanks,B.R.!
    You can never have too many friends!
    Sandie and Rachelle

    Mar 17, 2009

  • RJ Medak

    Economics and family. My wife's brother and his family live in Osborne.

    Mar 20, 2009

  • Tom Cooke

    Thanks for the friends addition. We certainly share the same opinion of some of the big biz cats.

    Apr 21, 2009

  • Donna Moore

    Cheek! Dean Martin and The Ramones are brilliant - add Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and you have the trifecta of musical genius :o)

    Apr 23, 2009

  • James R Moreton

    BR,

    Thanks for the welcome to CrimeSpace, have been reading your comments with interest . Although I am in the throes of finishing my first mystery I will not be giving up the day job.

    JR

    May 11, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Hey, B.R., terrific space, and I'm enjoying your comments! Have fun with Twitter, -- guess we have to try everything going to see what works!

    May 11, 2009

  • Donna Carrick

    Yes, Twittering mildly. Look for me when you get a chance.

    May 17, 2009

  • Eileen Thornton

    Thank you for the friend invitation. Yes I live in Bonnie Scotland, but I am not Scottish. However, it is a beautiful country, lots of open space, especially in the Highlands. Depsite the rumours, it isn't always raining. There's a couple of reasons to be going on with.
    I have been to the USA once. We did a coach tour of California. I have a picture of me leaning over Arnie's signature in Los Angeles.

    Cheers,

    Eileen

    May 25, 2009

  • Steve Weddle

    Sir, that is the best idea I've heard in a long time. Will begin plotting now.

    Jun 11, 2009

  • Jeff Litowitz

    B.R
    thanks for the greetings. it is a great feeling to be part of a net work(Alright I saw you putting your teeth in) of other writers. no matter whet stage of their career their at.
    Thanks
    Jeff
    P.S. My first completed novel is entitled Death By The Numbers. 250 thousand words.

    Jun 11, 2009

  • ephraim leo

    Thank you too B.R.Statehan, i do apreciate your message and you're right, let's get started. How big is your world, i'm sure there's a lot to learn in there as you're older than me. Don't worry, in my world there's so much too from-fiction-mystrey-crime-romance-thrillers and you can name it--lol.

    pleasant days and good nights

    Jun 12, 2009

  • New Pulp Press

    I can always use another sociopath as a friend.

    Jun 28, 2009

  • Natalie

    Thank you!

    Jul 11, 2009

  • Dawn M. Kravagna

    Thanks for taking the time to respond to my inquiry regarding public domain and Sherlock Holmes!

    Jul 15, 2009

  • Cormac Brown

    Thanks for accepting the invite and go Greek on the China, if you like.

    Jul 16, 2009

  • James Hayman

    Thanks. Will do.

    Jul 18, 2009