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- Hometown:
- Tripoli
- About Me:
- Former bookseller, magazine editor, journalist. Presently a literary curator and consultant in Los Angeles
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer, Editor, Critic
- Website:
- http://ww.circuitmouse.blogspot.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Tom Corcoran, S.V. Date, Tim Dorsey, Carl Hiaasen, John D. MacDonald, Barbara Parker ...note a pattern here? My newest obsession-compulsion I resisted as long as possible, yet surrendered to the inevitable: Arturo Perez-Reverte
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Journeyman, Life, Veronica Mars (RIP), The Womens' Murder Club, Breathless, Casablana, The Maltese Falcon, Peter Gunn
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My latest obsession-compulsion: Perez-Reverte
I'm saving the historical novels for a later date, when I have more time (yeah, right! Like that's ever gonna happen!)
Posted on March 30, 2008 at 3:42am — 2 Comments
Two great new Spring releases of note
Christopher Rice, coincidentally a New Orleans native, just published his most recent crime fiction novel, Blind Fall. Check out his website http://www.christopherricebooks.com for additional information.
Posted on March 16, 2008 at 2:18pm — 1 Comment
Jonathan Alfred Morales
age 17, was stabbed at approximately 6:37 p.m. One suspect is in
custody and another remains at large.
Every victim of a violent crime deserves some
dignity. It began, for me, by finding the name of the victim. As a
writer and afficionado of mystery fiction, I like to maintain the myth
that justice is done, that wounds are healed, grievances are somehow
resolved. I am well… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2007 at 7:57am —
Inside the crimescene
apartment building was inside the perimeter of a crimescene. It offered a very different perspective on the
sight, one few novelists (and never on television)
describe. I was not there as a reporter, nor a witness, neither casual observer nor victim.
I
finally was allowed to enter in order to go home. My brother, on the
other hand, was not allowed to retrieve his car to go to work; no one
could
leave the building. The police dogs aggresively… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2007 at 7:24am —
West Hollywood Book Fair
weekend was hit --especially the track of mystery panels organized by
local author John Morgan Wilson. There were a number of mystery fans
--and writers-- in attendance.
After the LA Times Festival of Books each
April, the WHBF has grown in a relatively short time to become the
second largest literary event in Southern California. It is no where as
crowded, however. Yes, people do read in Southern California; last year LA bought mor… Continue
Posted on October 5, 2007 at 10:27am —
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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.
Assuming you're still here, WELCOME.
Please have a free read of my novel, FOUL SHOT, at my site, www.PVT-i.COM.
If there's a problem pulling it up, let me know and I'll get it for you.
Hope you can enjoy it.
Dan
bye,
fabrizio
p.s. What is a literary curator?
I hope you got a chance to check out the Pickwick Hotel, across from the Old Mint on 5th. It's mentioned in The Maltese Falcon (as was John's Grill, which features a Hammett room).
Walnut Creek is seriously lacking in noir, but beneath their pleasant suburban veneer, I'd learned thanks to "Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans" by Jean Pfaelzer, there's a lot of commensurate nasty stuff that went on during the "yellow peril" era of California's history... not the kind of stuff that the Chamber of Commerce wants to include in their description of the town's history!
I lived in Mar Vista, off the end of the Sant Monica airport. Loved the Rick's cafe picture!
If a author writes a novel in the forest, and nobody reads it, did it make a sound?
I'm newt, slithering from the shallow end of the gene pool, into the open ocean. Sharks are likely to eat me before the salt water kills me, but who wants a quiet life?