"GREG Garcia produced My Name is Earl and the current Raising Hope...I am pretty sure they are not related"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jacqui Horwood Feb 21, 2010.
Crime Writers and Law book?
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'Best' Humourous Crime Novel
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Dana King replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"Get Shorty. I re-watched the movie last night and now I'm looking forward to re-re-re-reading the book."
Susan replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"Well, if you want REALLY funny crime caper books, you can't go wrong with Elmore Leonard. Stick. Pagan Babies. And my all time favorite: Mr. Paradise."
Cammy May Hunnicutt replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"I was loaned some books by Bill Fitzhugh, and they're really funny. Pest Control and Cross Dressing.
He just showed me this trailer, and is doing another one for Pest Control and the new sequel The…"
"Try Eric Garcia's three books about a detective who happens to be a dinosaur
disguised as a human. The first is ANONYMOUS REX. Garcia was the producer of
the MY NAME IS EARL show.
Also, try Charlie Huston's four…"
iabanon replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"Look I checked out some Dortmunder books and I didn't come across anything that made me laugh. Sure they were excerpts from places like Amazon. I too am very curious about REALLY funny crime caper comedy books as that is what I'm writing.…"
Conrad Johnson replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"I just interviewed Steve Hamilton about his latest release, Die a Stranger, on my podcast blog 2012writersALIVE.blogspot.com. He was in Michigan promoting the book and he pulled over to the side of the ride to talk to me on his cell…"
Trisha Harrold replied to Jeff Ross's discussion 'Best' Humourous Crime Novel"Got to add to the comments about Kiss and Tell by TJ Cooke... especially the main character Jill Shadow who tells the story... Yep, she can be genuinely funny, and its not often you laugh out loud in this genre!"
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- Hometown:
- Ottawa, ON
- About Me:
- Writer, professor, living in Ottawa, ON.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Michael Connelly, Peter Robinson, Giles Blunt, Lee Child, Mo Hayder, Thomas Pynchon, Haruki Murakami, David Mitchell, Tom Robbins, Rick Taylor, Denis Johnson, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Roddy Doyle, J.D. Salinger, Tim Winton, Peter Cary T.C. Boyle
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Life, The Wire, Law and Order series, Prison Break, Weeds, I teach scriptwriting for TV so this list could certainly go on
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Bloody Words Ottawa
Had an excellent time at Bloody Words in Ottawa this past weekend. The organizers did a good job. Great panels. I even got to sit on one about PI's and Police. A great dinner as well. sat with the prolific and funny Rick Mofina as well as Rhys Bowen and Kate Jamet. This conference has really become something great. Lousie Penny and Denise Mina were hilarious during their talks.
Looking forward to Bloody Words X in Toronto next year now.
Looking forward to Bloody Words X in Toronto next year now.
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 1:19am
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 12:13am on July 16, 2008,
carole gill said… - astute man!
not surprised you're a professor.
What I was feebly trying to discern you hit on in one sentence.
thank you.
- At 10:50pm on June 25, 2008,
Donna Carrick said… - Hi, Jeff, are you by any chance a fellow Canadian? I LOVE Giles Blunt -- have read them all. Just met Sandra Ruttan on line yesterday, so I'm going to order her book as well, especially after your note on it. I also dig what you said about the crime not being the only key point in a novel, I like when the focus is on the real situation as well.
All the best in writing!
Donna Carrick www.donnacarrick.com
- At 7:38am on June 11, 2008,
Sandra Ruttan said…
- Hope you enjoy the book. I attended the print journalism program at Loyalist. Ended up going in a different direction, but a lot of those grads move on to Carleton.
Teaching scriptwriting must be quite interesting.
- At 5:17am on June 11, 2008,
- Hi Jeff, thanks for the invite. Do you teach at Carleton? I stayed there when I was on a field trip for grade 8 graduation, which feels like a lifetime ago! Always liked Ottawa.
- At 10:28am on May 28, 2008,
Lee Lofland said…
- Hi Jeff. I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. We must have been in North Carolina at the same time. The Outer Banks is a favorite spot of mine.
- At 1:18am on March 26, 2008,
L.J. Sellers said… - Hi Jeff
Michael Connelly has made many of the author lists on this site. He's an inspiration to the trade.
Good luck with your writing.
- At 7:35am on March 1, 2008,
Gordon Harries said… - Frankly, I’m not sure how to take that remark. Hopefully it was meant with good humor, but it’s not always easy to tell on the interwur. : )
Oh well, back to work.
- At 7:21am on March 1, 2008,
Susan Whitfield said… - Jeff, if you get a chance, please look at the video trailer for Just North of Luck and let me know if you find it as compelling as the cover. All feedback is appreciated.
- At 2:42am on March 1, 2008, Gordon Harries said…
- Sir, Jeff Ross was the name of the C.I.A station chief in ‘The Sandbaggers’, a particularly fine television espionage show from the late seventies. : )
In truth, I didn’t have a picture of myself (at least to hand) to paste up there when I joined Crimespace. It is on my list of things to do.
- At 5:42am on February 18, 2008,
Christopher Valen said… - I agree, Jeff. The crime writers I've met have all been very helpful and supportive. I wouldn't say that about some of the editors and agents I've met, however.
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