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Kevin Allman
Profile Information:
- Hometown:
- New Orleans (now Portland, Oregon)
- About Me:
- I'm a writer, editor, and book critic, relocated from New Orleans to Portland, Oregon.
Tight Shot, my first novel, was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Its sequel, Hot Shot, was roundly ignored by everyone, but was a far better book. These sought-after volumes are both available for $0.01 on Amazon. Get nominated for the Edgar, fail to figure out how to leverage it, and this can be you, too!
I'm also a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and a good percentage of my reviews are in the crime, mystery, and suspense fields.
Journamalistically speaking, my work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Globe & Mail (Canada), The Oregonian, The Times- Picayune (New Orleans), and Willamette Week, as well as in magazines including Details, Vogue, Publishers Weekly, and Portland Monthly. (And one "true confession" letter to Hustler that I did on a dare.)
I'm also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the ex-husband of Marilyn Monroe, and the spokesman for a popular line of coffeemakers. Oh, wait, that's not me. - I Am A:
- Reader, Writer, Editor, Critic
- Website:
- http://www.kevinallman.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Not gonna say. I certainly have my preferences, but as a critic, I approach each book on its own terms.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Tube: The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, The Office (UK), Absolutely Fabulous, Fawlty Towers, The Rockford Files, Twin Peaks (season 1), Freaks and Geeks, Strangers With Candy, Wonder Showzen, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, In Living Color.
(Anybody else watching Mad Men on AMC? I'm still not sure where it's going, but it's pretty to look at.)
Screen: Alfred Hitchcock, Pedro Almodóvar, Russ Meyer, Sam Fuller, Mike Leigh, Douglas Sirk, Mike Judge, John Waters.
Delphine Cingal
Sep 17, 2007
Rick Mofina
Congrats on your activities.
Love the Edgar thing.
Promise not to try to hustle you for a review.
Thanks,
Rick Mofina
Mar 14, 2008
Preetham Grandhi
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Aug 12, 2009