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Hometown:: Home is where you wear your hat

About Me:: I'm a gun-street girl working on my first novel, a neo-romantic-retro-pulp-noir extravaganza. I like black coffee, red lipstick, high heels, broken hearts, listening to records, making out at the drive-in, rollerball pens, tiny dinosaurs, cheap champagne and dancing all night to Duran Duran.

I Am A:: Reader, Writer

Books And Authors I Like:: The Long Goodbye, The Maltese Falcon, Gone Baby Gone, Sam and Max Surfin' the Highway, The Big Sleep, Stone Butch Blues, Sin City, Controlled Burn, Eric Bogosian rants, anything by Raymond Chandler or Matthew Quinn Martin.

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Law and Order: SVU, Oz, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Arrested Development, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Maltese Falcon, Sin City, Shoot 'em Up, Children of Men, Cowboy Bebop, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Dexter.

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Bouchercon and the New England Crime Bake (better late than never)

"Nice Scarf," I heard behind me on the escalator at the Indianapolis Hilton.

I turned around very slowly. This was a compliment I had been fielding quite joyfully for the entire length of Bouchercon. This is what happens when you wear a bright yellow CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS scarf.

"Thank you, Harlan Cobin," I replied.

I also asked him out to lunch. He declined, very politely. Next time.

Bouchercon was a trip. Indianapolis is a weird city, like a 80's vision of the year 2000. Everything is c… Continue

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 6:03am — 2 Comments

Me, Me, Me

Got a Jack and Roderick short over at PowderBurnFlash--those of you who read "Last Night" recognize Jack, and hopefully you'll get to know Roderick a little better when issue #41 of Hardboiled comes out later this fall.

Posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:26pm — 1 Comment

New Story by my Partner-in-Crime

Matthew Quinn Martin's "Thug's Paradise" is up at a Twist of Noir. One of my favorite things about Matthew, as a writer, is that he never falls into traps or cliches--if anything, he takes the cliches, wraps his hands around their necks, and throttles them until they fall limp. He's got strong hands.

An… Continue

Posted on September 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Flattering Review, and New Story

Keith Rawson wrote an all-too-kind review of "First Night in a New Town". Thanks for reading, Keith! (and everyone!)

And although it's not crime (but it could be!) my essay, "Sin… Continue

Posted on September 11, 2009 at 5:00am —

Bullet Awards

Thank you Eastern Standard Crime for awarding "Unplanned" the August Bullet Award!

And Kudos to all the wonderful runners up!

Posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:55am — 1 Comment

Ask and you shall recieve.

For those of you that wanted more of Gregory from "Absolution," well, I've heard your pleas--"First Night in a New Town" is up at A Twist of Noir.

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

Nice Surprise on a Sunday Morning

Matt Hilton has a sneaky way of doing things . . . I got an e-mail from Christopher Grant telling me that my story "Unplanned" was up at Thrillers, Killers 'n' Chillers. Surprise!

"Unplanned" is a web exclusive--Bunny's version of events is slate… Continue

Posted on August 31, 2009 at 12:56am — 7 Comments

Eastern Standard Crime and the Flash Fiction Offensive

Two new stories up, the first, "Last Night" is now avalible, for your reading pleasure, at Eastern Standard Crime. Rex Parker, who some of you may know as the blog-tastic crossword puzzle geek, came out of the woodwork of my dark devious past to read this one--what better compliment can a girl get?

The second, "… Continue

Posted on August 23, 2009 at 11:28pm — 1 Comment

"Props" takes 2nd Runner Up at the Bullet Awards!

Big kisses to everyone who read, commented and nominated "Props" Thanks to you, it took 2nd runner up at the July Bullet Awards, hosted by Eastern Standard Crime.

ESC also picked up "Last Night" for publication somewhere on down the line. I'll keep you posted.

Posted on August 8, 2009 at 12:16am —

Good Stuff at A Twist of Noir

While you're over at A Twist of Noir reading "Props", make sure to read Matthew Quinn Martin's "Bullets Under Glass" Matthew's a real thug on the page; he makes me look like I write cozies about missing teapots.

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

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At 7:56am on November 20, 2009, Vincent O'Neil said…: I needed your firm guidance to find this site -- thanks, Libby!

At 11:27am on October 2, 2009, frank bill said…: I believe he and I have the same Agent. Great writer.

At 2:01pm on October 1, 2009, Jimmy Callaway said…: Oh, go on with you.

At 9:26am on September 28, 2009, Matthew Quinn Martin said…: best blurb ever

At 8:46am on September 20, 2009, Karen Dionne said…: Yep! THAT Liz Rosenberg.

At 4:49am on September 10, 2009, Jon Loomis said…: Thanks for the req, Libby.

At 11:56pm on September 8, 2009, Paul Brazill said…: Congrats on this http://easternstandardcrime.blogspot.com/

At 8:08am on September 3, 2009, Jason Starr said…: Hey, finally accepted your friendship :)

At 12:46pm on September 1, 2009, Donna Carrick said…: Good question - I don't think there is a bad L&O. The orig still rocks, and I have a soft spot for the duo on CI. Also the casting on SVU is top-drawer. Such good writing all around - it inspires me.