COLD DAY IN HELL (Priv. Invest.-Fritz Malone—NYC-Cont) - Poor

Hawke, Richard – 2^nd in series

Random House, 2007, US Hardcover – ISBN:



First Sentence: On the last day of her life, she took a yoga class.



Private Investigator Fritz Malone becomes involved in a case where…

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression."

That's like the quote attributed to the late Philadelphia Mayor, Frank Rizzo: "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe."

I was reminded of this (first impressions, not Philadelphia) outside a Quik-Trip here in Liberty.

I had paid for gas (filling my gas tank costs me more than rent in my first apartment!) and was waiting for my daughter to come back with…

This will be a short blog, I'm afraid, as I'm sick. Having one of my nasty sinusy sessions again so was up all night last night, though I think maybe I did get about a couple of hours' sleep. Maybe. It's hard to tell as my brain is slush and I'm having trouble making any kind of logical connections. To anything.



Actually, it's a bit depressing, as I haven't had one of these bouts for a while, and I was beginning to hope. As you do. You know how it is. Or rather, it would be…

Went up to BEA in New York this past Saturday, signing copies of Body Trace with the Mystery Writers of America.

I rode up with Citypaper…

My new blog today at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com deals with the similarities between fixing up and selling houses and doing the same with manuscripts.

Morgan Mandel

I recently joined with several fellow authors--thank God someone invited me as I was beginning to feel a little like I had leprosy--on a blog we call Writers Plot: www.writersplot.typepad.com Recent self-serving posts of mine include such titles as There is No Off-Switch on the Crying Machine and Um, Officer ... I Swear I Didn't Do Anything. It's just the fun and the sometimes sad and lonely thoughts of a way-too-sensitive writer.

My…

If you live in a small town, you'll know what I'm talking about.

As you're driving, you see another vehicle and as you pass each other, you wave. (The left hand, two-finger wave, is my personal favorite).

I now live in a suburban community where, though not as frequently as in rural communities, you still see motorists wave or recognize other motorists. I…

A LOAD OF OLD BONES (Untraditional mystery- 3 POV- England-1950s) - VG

Hill, Suzette A. – 1^st…

Madness in the office today – though a kind of organised, fairly contained madness, which was nice. I do so love it when there’s a secretarial panic on – it makes it all worthwhile. Anyway, I rushed around in a fairly logical way organising a meeting for tomorrow with the Guildford School of Acting, who want to come in to talk about our Freshers’ Week DVD script ideas. This meant throwing myself on the mercy of the adorable Helen from Catering – where would I be without her? – who rushed…

Stop by my What's New page to read the latest news.

This month I talk about my trip to NY for Backspace Writer's Conference and Book Expo America; some great news for CAPTAIN AMERICA fans, film options for ASSUMED IDENTITY and CREEPERS and finally some Rambo IV News.

http://www.davidmorrell.net/whatsnew/dsp.whatsnew.cfm

Lesley Kagen, author of "Whistling in the Dark" is in Word Nerd's hot seat this week.

Check it out here.

Over at Criminal Brief, the question has been raised as to why so many seem to avoid the short story. The argument is made (I hope to get it right) that working in the short story form helps a writer focus on what is important. Many student writers (a lot is directed at student writers, I think) want to work on novels.

In the comments, I mention that it is not cost efficient for anyone who can sell a novel to spend the time writing short…

My wallet is only so big and I end up with more receipts in it than bills.

Do stores really think that I will set and read them in a spare moment. If it's cash it goes in the trash. Hey that rhymed.