Robert Gregory Browne

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii (but I live in California)
About Me:
I write books. Some people read them. KISS HER GOODBYE was the first one. The second one, WHISPER IN THE DARK, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

KILL HER AGAIN arrived in 2009 and DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN debuts in June 2010.

My first book KISS HER GOODBYE has been bought by Sony Television and is in development at CBS, and I recently signed with Dutton books to the write the supernatural thriller PARADISE CITY, the first of a series.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.robertgregorybrowne.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Anything by Donald Westlake, William Goldman, Raymond Chandler, Thomas Dewey, Eugene Izzi, Michael Connelly, John Sandford, Gayle Lynds, Carla Neggers, Tess Gerritsen, Kay Hooper, Kathy Mackel, Brett Battles, Phil Hawley, Bill Cameron, Toni Causey, Marc Lecard, Sean Chercover, Marcus Sakey, JT Ellison, Dave White, Derek Nikita, Patry Francis, Gregg Olsen or Jason Pinter.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
The Departed, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, The Tenant, Deerhunter, Godfather II, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Heroes, Daybreak, Deadwood...

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  • Shannon Clute

    Thanks for your kind comments about our "Out of the Past" podcasts. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the mystery writers interview show as well. And I'll be adding KISS HER GOODBYE to my reading list.

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Sorry, Nancy, I think B & N sold out.

    Kidding.

    Natasha, good to see you here.

    And Shannon, love both of your shows. You've inspired me to start seriously thinking about a podcast...

    Mar 29, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    Did the city of Seattle ever get your book?

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    Hey, how'd you get a bird as friend?

    I didn't know we could invite wild animals... wait, Cameron's here.

    Never mind.

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Paul, not only did Seattle get my book, the bookstore was kind enough to display it prominently and hand sell it -- at least according to reports I've received...

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Rhonda

    Hi and thank you for the invite

    Mar 31, 2007

  • Laine

    Thanks for inviting me into your circle!! A gal can never have too many friends!! :D

    Apr 1, 2007

  • Miss DaMeaner

    Donald Westlake is a wonderful inspiration. Thanks for NOT being a jerkoff egomaniac but being a standup success and giving credit where credit is due -- to those who have inspired you. Big sloppy kisses, my friend. Big sloppy kisses. -- A lifelong admirer

    Apr 2, 2007

  • Dennis Venter

    Howdy Robert, thanks for the invite. Great to cyber-meet you. Haven't got your book down here, we've got a limited number of bookstores. But will definitely get to ordering it - what did we do before the internet?

    Apr 2, 2007

  • Patricia

    Thanks for the invite...sounds like a book I will have to read.

    Apr 5, 2007

  • Anne Chaplet

    Hi and thanks and goodby for the next ten days...

    Apr 5, 2007

  • CT

    Thanks for asking me to be your friend. ...anyone who puts Donald Westlake at the top of his list is certainly someone i'd want to know.

    Apr 5, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Hey, I should be thank all of YOU for accepting my invites....

    Apr 6, 2007

  • Charles Kelly

    Hi, Robert. Thanks very much for the invite. Congratulations on getting your first novel out! It's a hell of a tough process, but you did it. I'll be looking for it--and for your next one.

    Apr 6, 2007

  • Larry W. Chavis

    Robert,
    Thanks for the invite, and congratulations on the publication of your first novel.

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Victoria Ridley

    Hello! Thank you for the invite and the welcome to Crimespace. Congratulations on the publication of your novel!

    Apr 8, 2007

  • Deborah Pesa

    Thanks for the invite, Robert.

    Apr 8, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Thanks for accepting, guys. Welcome to Crimespace

    Apr 9, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    This color... looks like someone threw up soup all over your Crimespace page.

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    Broccoli and cheese soup.

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Is this any better... ?

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    Thank you.

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    I like the blue font - like where it says "Paul Guyot said."

    Use that instead of the green. With the dark bg, that would feel more like the writer of KISS HER GOODBYE.

    Like I have any idea what I'm talking about....

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    There you go!

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Thank you, sir. Can you please design my website now?

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Paul Guyot

    You have a web site???

    Apr 11, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Blog, okay? It's a freakin' blog.

    Apr 11, 2007

  • Jeff Markowitz

    Thanks for the invite.

    Apr 12, 2007

  • I. J. Parker

    Hi, Robert Gregory. Do people actually call you that? It looks impressive on a book cover. As does your picture. Good luck with the new book!

    Apr 14, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    Actually, everyone calls me Rob. And I hope you will, too.

    Apr 14, 2007

  • I. J. Parker

    Righto, Rob! I'm Ingrid, except on book covers.

    Apr 15, 2007

  • Gina Robertson

    Thanks a lot for the invite.

    Apr 15, 2007

  • Maxine Schmidt

    Hi, Rob. Thanks for the invite.

    Apr 17, 2007

  • Delphine Cingal

    Thanks for the invite. I am looking forward to reading one of your novels when I have a bit of time. I am currently translating R. Austin Freeman into French for a French publisher.

    Apr 17, 2007

  • Robert Freemyer

    Sorry about the slow response but I'm concentrating on finishing "Murder on High Ground", the next of the triology. Will visit your website asap.

    Apr 18, 2007

  • LaTanya Pattillo

    Thanks for the invite! Can't wait to read your chapters! How does it feel to be PUBLISHED??

    Apr 18, 2007

  • Breanda Cross

    Hi Rob, Good to meet you. I visited your site and love your promotional ideas. After one novel I'm learning it's as much a part of the process as the writing. Having written a number of short-film scripts - with only a handful finding their way to the screen, I'm currently trying my hand at a feature. My novel is under contract, which is a good and bad thing as I'm constantly finding myself between a rock and a hard place. The producer seems to have one idea - and the Script Editor he has employed another! And of course, me, the writer, would love to go in an entirely different direction!! Life?!?

    Apr 26, 2007

  • HappyRuby

    I'll have to check out your new book - sounds like a good one. I do some reviews for booksnbytes.com and mysteriesgalore.com I don't see where they have it on their books to review so I guess I will just have to put it on my Amazon wish list. The title even sounds good.

    HappyRuby

    Apr 28, 2007

  • Vince Keenan

    Hey, Rob. Great news about Hard Case Crime reprinting Westlake's SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY, isn't it?

    May 1, 2007

  • Penny Rudolph

    Hello Robert, it's amazing to meet someone who describes his book as 24 meets Dean Koontz or Stephen King ---that could be real ugly. In a beautiful way.

    May 8, 2007

  • Robert Gregory Browne

    I actually hate to describe it that way at all, because I think it's different -- and I certainly wouldn't compare myself to masters like Koontz and King, but if I'm in a pinch to explain it to someone, I guess that's as close as I can get.

    May 8, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Thanks for the congratulations on my new deal, Robert. It means a lot coming from someone like you. :)

    May 23, 2007

  • Tess G

    Thanks for the add, Robert!

    Jun 7, 2007

  • Jessica D. Russell

    Thank you for the add. Congrats on your new release! I'll have to check it out. :-)

    Jun 7, 2007

  • Marta Stephens

    Hi Rob. I love it here because we CAN do a LOT of blatan self promotion! My favorite past time these days. Best of luck with your book by the way. It sounds like we're on the same path. Mine just came out in April and in the middle of all the promotions for it, I need to have the second book to my editor by the end of the year. Yikes. I look forward to chatting with you!
    Marta

    Jun 7, 2007

  • Shirley Wells

    Hi, Rob (for some reason I called you Keith ... Hm). Thanks for the invite. It seems to me that, these days, BSP is as big a part of a writer's job as getting the words down. I must check out your book. But first, where's that wet shoelace...?

    Jun 7, 2007

  • Jon McGoran as D. H. Dublin

    Hi Robert,
    Thanks for the invitation. Congratulations on all you've got going on. Nothing wrong with BSP. Personally, I'm working on SSP (Shameless Self Promotion). I'll let you know how it goes!

    Jun 8, 2007

  • Kent Gowran

    Hey Robert - Thanks for the invite.

    And, cool to see Eugene Izzi on your list there. A truly underrated master.

    Jun 8, 2007

  • ITW Debut Authors - First Kill

    Thanks for swinging by our new pad. It feels good to have some familiar faces on our page.

    Sep 10, 2007

  • Mark Terry

    I'm making a point: visit CrimeSpace for 5 or 10 minutes each day and mingle. I finally set up a basic MySpace page that I'm going to tinker with as well, with pretty much the same caveat. 5 or 10 minutes.

    Otherwise, it's a passive website and I might as well not waste my time.

    Anybody want to best on how long this initiative will last?

    Or will it turn into yet another obsessive-compulsive thing like checking blogs.

    Sigh.

    Sep 26, 2007