Rick Mofina

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Canada ("Canada? I don't even know what street Canada's on." -- Al Capone
About Me:: Award-winning thriller author of A Perfect Grave, Every Fear, The Dying Hour, Be Mine, No Way Back, Blood of Others, Cold Fear, If Angels Fall and SIX SECONDS, to be released early in 2009.
I Am A:: Writer
Website:: http://www.rickmofina.com
Books And Authors I Like:: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
In Cold Blood, Crime & Punishment, As I Lay Dying, Homicide (David Simon) Close Pursuit, Carsten Stroud.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Them! Homicide and The Exorcist

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Sheila Quigley

Hi Rick, great to be friends. sheila q

Mar 13, 2008
John Boundy

Hey Rick...Thanks for the invite. Crime reporting, nice background. Just got back from my first book party when I got your invite, I'm having a good week.

Mar 14, 2008
Michael Warden

Morning Rick,
Thanks for the invite. Have a great week.
Michael

Mar 14, 2008
Loretta Wheeler

Thank you for the invitation Rick:) I'm signing up for the newsletter:) Your work sounds like my type of reading:)

Loretta

Mar 14, 2008
Gayle Wigglesworth

Hi Rick, thanks for the invitation, I'm happy to be your friend and I look forward to checking out your books. I looks like you're a busy writer.

Mar 15, 2008
Patrick Balester

Hi Rick,

Pleased to meet you. I'll be sure to sign up for your newsletter & check out your website. For one thing I want to find out how you got published in Norway!

Mar 16, 2008
Maryann Miller

Hi Rick,
Just looked at your Web site and signed up for your newsletter. Also ordered a couple of your books., but you don't have to give me preferential treatment in the drawing for a copy of A Perfect Grave. :-) You books just looked like ones my husband and I would enjoy reading. Happy writing!!!

Mar 16, 2008
Rose

Hi RIck.

Just updated my profile, and wanted to reply to your message.

It is a great group. You should check it out.

Mar 16, 2008
Elaine Flinn

Hi Rick...
Looking forward to meeting you in real life one of these days... :)

Mar 16, 2008
Rick Mofina

Elaine - Same right back at you. Im sure that will happen soon at one of the big cons.
Continued success and all the best,
Rick

Mar 16, 2008
Loraine

Hi Rick,
I checked out your website again and signed up for the newsletter.
I love all your books and I'm really looking forward to the next one.
All the best,
Loraine

Mar 16, 2008
carole gill

Hi Rick! all the best to you.

Mar 16, 2008
Lynette Rees

Thanks for the add, Rick. Great news about your book!

Lynette

Mar 16, 2008
Bill Crowe

Thanks for the invitation. I've requested three of your books from the library and look forward to reading them.

I concur that the opening paragraph is crucial to grabbing the reader.

Mar 17, 2008
Patricia Gulley

Thanks, Rick. Going to Malice this year?

Mar 17, 2008
Jim Gracie

Hi Rick. Gteetings from a spring-like day in Scotland. Thatk's for the invite to be your friend. Even though I have a mountain of books by the side of my bed still to read, I'll be ordering some of yours as well!

Mar 17, 2008
Chris Ewan

Hello Rick. Thanks for the invite.
Cheers
Chris

Mar 17, 2008
Alexandria Ayers

Your books look like really good reads. I must now go buy a few and give them a try.

I'll let you know what I think.

Mar 17, 2008
Candace Irvin

Hi, Rick. Thanks for the invite. Love your titles--I'll have to check them out. :)

--Candace

Mar 17, 2008
Christopher Valen

Rick,
Thanks for the friend invite. Your books sound like great reads. I'll have to add them to my ever growing list.
Chris

Mar 17, 2008
Earl Merkel

Hey, Rick-- just this minute got back to my Chicago place after a weekend at the Emerald Coast Writers Conference in Fort Walton Beach, FL. May need a liver transplant now: darned good conference.

Best,

E

Mar 17, 2008
Camilla Trinchieri

Starting a blog-Won't it distract you? I'm afraid I'll end up chatting away all my ideas and have nothing left for the novel I'm writing. E-mails are even too much fo rme. Good for you for beig multi-focused. I'll check out your website and sign up for your newsletter. Now, reading is stimulating. Ciao Camilla

Mar 17, 2008
George Wilder Jr.

Thank you for accepting. Nice to hear you had a great time. God Bless. \

George Wilder Jr.

Mar 18, 2008
Beverly J. Rowe

Hi Rick...thanks for the invitation to be one of your crimespace friends. Your books sound exciting!
Bev

Mar 18, 2008
Lynn Osterkamp

Thanks for the invite, Rick. I plan to take a look at your books.

Mar 18, 2008
Bret Wright

Rick, I got the message that you'd left a comment. As soon as I figure out how to get to it, I'll shoot something back. :o)

Mar 18, 2008
Morgan Hunt

Thanks for the invite, Rick. I'm pounding on my third manuscript, due to my publisher by April 1. I'm sure you know what that's like. (What does it mean when your publisher releases one book on April Fool's Day and makes your third one due the same day? Hmmm.)
Later, Morgan

Mar 19, 2008
Gerrie

Thanks for the invite, Rick. Read your stuff and enjoy it. Gerrie

Mar 21, 2008
Jennifer Colt

Thanks, Rick. Glad to be your friend in this venue.

Hope to see you at another confab soon. Maybe we'll manage lunch next time.

Mar 21, 2008
Ken McCoy

Good morning Rick,
Good to have you as a friend (Good to have anyone as a friend). Haven't read any of your books but they sound the very thing for me, so I'll remedy that situation.

Mar 23, 2008
Maggie Bishop

Hello Rick, Good luck with blogging. I haven't taken the time or called up the courage to keep up that amount of dialogue yet. Maggie

Mar 24, 2008
Betty Ann Harris

Hi Rick. Thanks for the friend request and congrats. on your writing accomplishments and recent TV appearance. Best wishes for your continued success!

Mar 25, 2008
Bill Crowe

Rick, I finished reading Every Fear this evening. Well done, I enjoyed it. Twists and turns at the end are often the benchmark of a well written book. Keep up the good work. I'm sorry to say this is your only book our local library has. B+

Apr 1, 2008
Rick Mofina

Hi Bill - thanks so much. I am honored by your kind feedback. With your background I imagine the bar would be set pretty high. Glad your local library had one of my books. Maybe it could be encouraged to order a few more of my titles. Very much appreciated, Bill. Rick

Apr 1, 2008
Colin Galbraith

Hi Rick,

Thanks for the invite, and congrats on all your successes so far.

Cheers!

Apr 14, 2008
Bill Crowe

Rick, I just read Be Mine and No Way Back. I particularly enjoyed the latter and have no constructive criticism. A-. Good job.

Apr 23, 2008
Bill Crowe

Rick, I just finished your Blood of Others. Very solid, good suspense. It gets my coveted grade of A. I have no criticism.

I think what separates you from some of the best seller big boys is some promotion and a perhaps a degree of luck. Great job.

May 16, 2008
Lillian Porter

I have just started to read you books and and am enjoying them

May 20, 2008
Bill Crowe

Rick, I completed Cold Fear this afternoon, a wonderful first effort. I was going to jump you about the twin engine helicopter weight limit business, but won't due to your disclaimer in the acknowledgments section. Also, the escaped con was awfully lucky to find the little girl so quickly in the millions of acres of wilderness when all the SAR people couldn't. I didn't write them down, but there were several places in the book where your turns of phrase were exquisite.

You're as good a writer as anyone out there.

Jun 2, 2008
felicja rogowski mazepa

Thank you for the invitation. I look forward to meet you in Toronto june 06 2008

Jun 3, 2008
Bill Crowe

Your creative license is fine and was arguably necessary for the plot line.

I'm re-reading an earlier James Patterson book, Kiss the Girls, where he talks about the killer pulling a revolver and then a graph or two later, references it as a Glock pistol. My ERROR, ERROR buzzer went off loudly.

I helped a very recent NYT best seller author with his firearms issues (for free) and extend the same offer to you for firearms, military and criminal legal issues.

Jun 6, 2008
Donna Carrick

"Six Seconds" is a brilliant title, Rick! Kudos for coming up with it. I already feel the urgency......

Now, back to my own "clicking tock", or is that "tocking click", oh well, you know what I mean! (Do we have clocks in Canada?)
Donna Carrick www.donnacarrick.com

Jun 26, 2008
Kandy Williams

Okay, I have to ask, have you ever interviewed any serial killers? Helter Skelter was a book that changed my life and my writing, so I've had an interest in serial killers for quite a while.

Jul 3, 2008
Kandy Williams

Wow, Rick. What a career you've had! I take it that all / parts of these interviews have an affect on your writing, and that you incorporate that into your plots. But (if you don't mind my asking a personal question), has interacting with these kind of people affected you in any way? Do you ever have trouble sleeping after hearing some of these stories? Plus, how do you gain access to these guys on death row, etc.? Very Interesting.....!

Jul 4, 2008
Kandy Williams

And hearing a killer quote Camus, that had to be unusual. Any idea how the guy came to know and like his work?

Jul 4, 2008
Sheri Fresonke Harper

I hope you have a merry Christmas and happy holiday season :) Sheri

Dec 22, 2008
Sandy

I love your books. Can't wait to read SIX SECONDS.

Jan 9, 2009
Loraine

I just finished reading Six Seconds. What a great read!! I can't wait until your next book. Congratulations on becoming a best seller on Canada's national bestseller list! And congrats on the article in the Reader's Digest!

Jan 27, 2009
Steve

Hi Rick,

I'm in Toronto too. Heard some great things about Six Seconds. Looking forward to reading it.

Mar 9, 2009
Donna Carrick

Hey, Rick, finally got my copy of "Six Seconds" and am looking forward to having it on my reading list for March Break! Best regards, Donna

Mar 9, 2009