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IJ Parker

The September 2009 Alfred Hitchcock has a story from one of my favorite mystery short story writers, IJ Parker. Parker's main character is Sugawara (try saying that 3 times, fast) Akitada. The setting is 11 century Japan, Heian-Kyo (modern Kyoto). The stories generally revolve around some aspect of Japanese culture of the period, often they take place during festivals, for instance. In this case, Akitada is asked to investigate a murder tha… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on July 14, 2009 at 3:54am — 1 Comment

I Made the Papers!

That's right. Finally the recognition I deserve... Or maybe they needed just one more Puerto Rican to round out the bunch. Anyway, they even used my photo which I did not at all think they would. Not sure if that helps or hurts, but have a look at the article for yourself. Let me know what you think. Continue

Added by Steven Torres on June 5, 2008 at 4:36am — No Comments

Thanks and a Question

First many thanks to all who congratulated me on my expectations of being a father. Very sweet and much appreciated. Baby Torres adds her good wishes. She also says that she thinks she'll be able to provide everyone with presents once she arrives in September... Also, many thanks for those who have followed the links: youtube interview In for Questioning… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on May 24, 2008 at 4:07am — No Comments

On Writing...

Tomorrow I'll write something. Haven't written anything since about August. I mean not a single word written in anger since that time. I tried rewriting a book I finished in July, but frankly I should have started a different book altogether. Plenty of ideas. No time for starting a new project - not with a rewrite needed. And nothing is less attractive to me than rewriting. Therefore, complete and utter paralysis. Not writer's block, mind you. Not if writer's block is equal not having ideas.

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Added by Steven Torres on January 3, 2008 at 11:55am — No Comments

Another Book Giveaway

Don't forget to visit my blog for another book giveaway. This one is good for about another five hours... That's 6pm NYC time. Continue

Added by Steven Torres on December 27, 2007 at 3:55am — No Comments

Giveaway No. 3 - Crouch, Pawel, and Crider

I've been running a small series of contests (first two are over but there'll be a half dozen more) over on my blog. Thought I'd give people a taste of it over here.

Okay, so JD Rhoades won the first batch of books (gotta contact him) and Manuel Ramos won the second batch. This doesn't mean there aren't other batches - I'm cleaning house...literally. These books are not signed, but there are a bunch of them. Today's group include

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Added by Steven Torres on December 15, 2007 at 7:30am — No Comments

Things I Didn't See in Alaska...

Just got back from Bouchercon late last night. The conference itself was wonderful, the trip was Hell. I had always wanted to go to Alaska and I had thoughts when I signed up that I might make a full week trip of it. I was wrong. Life got in the way and the seven days I was going to use turned into six then five then four - two of the four were spent in airports and on planes. Ah well.

One of the disappointments was in the stuff I didn't get a chance to see. For instance, I was hop

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Added by Steven Torres on October 2, 2007 at 3:20am — No Comments

A New Story Out

Haven't blogged much lately - start of semester, etc - but I do have a brand new story up on Shred of Evidence. Take a look. It's good stuff - based, in part, on a true story AND a darn good use of scurvy in a story. Have fun and leave me a note.
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Added by Steven Torres on September 5, 2007 at 8:20am — No Comments

Welsh Noir

No really. There is, of course, a large contingent of English crime fiction writers. And there are a fair number of Irish crime fiction writers. And plenty of Scots are working hard at the trade. But are there no Welsh crime fiction writers? Or do they write in Welsh? Maybe there are plenty of crime fiction writers from Wales, but I just don't know it. Possibly because they've since moved. How about John Rickards? Is he really from Wales? Maybe Lee Child?

Or is there a paper shorta

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Added by Steven Torres on August 11, 2007 at 2:19am — 3 Comments

Website Contest

Don't forget. There's a contest to win a copy of THE CONCRETE MAZE over on my website. It costs nothing to enter, but the value of the prize is, well, it's...$7.99.*

* And no, I won't give you cash instead of the book.

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Added by Steven Torres on August 10, 2007 at 11:52am — No Comments

Don't Forget...

If you've been looking for a hardboiled, noir story to sink your teeth into, The Concrete Maze is available for free if you go to my homepage and enter the contest. It's free and easy, so give it a try. At the end of the contest, I'll be pulling names from a hat or similar receptacle and mailing out copies.

If that isn't your cup of tea - if you'd prefer NOT to travel all the way to my site, then… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on August 8, 2007 at 4:24am — 1 Comment

My New York Times Article

Thought you might like to take a look at the article I wrote for the NY Times. This link should get you there: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/nyregion/thecity/05exte.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Sadly, it's in the CITY section which we don't get here in CT. The online article is attached to both an audio interview and a slideshow. Not the greatest slideshow in history, but the audio has a funny bit at the end from my dad. Enjoy Continue

Added by Steven Torres on August 6, 2007 at 12:15am — 5 Comments

In case...

You were wondering what Brian Lindenmuth at Fantasybookspot.com was thinking about my book, you can take a look for yourself. He has very nice things to say, but the best thing is he has is a rating system that goes up to 10 for the perfect book - I noticed James Sallis rang the bell with his book DRIVE. Well deserved, of course. Donna Moore almost got there with a 9.5 on the Brian scale. I got a 9. Not bad considering some Ken Bruen novels… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on August 2, 2007 at 11:03pm — 2 Comments

Dave White Asks About Summer Reading

Dave White, author of When One Man Dies (on sale everywhere in September and widely praised already - James Crumley gave it two fingers up...thumbs, that is) asks what you'll be reading this summer. For me the summer is a short one since I've just today finished calculating and entering grades for my summer classes and soon I'll need to prepare for the Fall. Also, I'm a slow reader so I'll be lucky to finish two or three books before I've got to

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Added by Steven Torres on August 1, 2007 at 4:46am — 1 Comment

The Bronx Noir Launch

Were I a more prepared man, I'd have pictures, but, alas...

It was a blast. I probably signed my name to fifty books and probably missed out on many more. The store, Partners and Crime, has a big heart but a small floor and, if I counted correctly, there were thirteen authors from the anthology in person last night. Abraham Rodriguez flew in from

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Added by Steven Torres on July 26, 2007 at 3:35am — No Comments

My Website Contest

Thought I'd let people know that there have been some changes to my website including a contest. There's also a bunch of stuff for the new novel besides the contest, links to stories and interviews I've done with authors.

Only strange thing? My front page promotes THE CONCRETE MAZE and the BRONX NOIR anthology that I'm very proud to be a part of, but the motif of the site is the tropical isalnd of Puerto Rico. The juxtaposition between gri

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Added by Steven Torres on July 18, 2007 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Amazon Rankings again...

Somehow The Concrete Maze jumped from 1.5 million to 108k. Maybe I sold a book. Maybe Amazon simply weeded out their stock and pulped the 1.4 million books that were ahead of mine. Hard to say. Still, I won't rest until I've taken control of the #1 spot. Who's there now? Harry Potter? My Tio Luis can kick his patootie a… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on July 13, 2007 at 2:53pm — No Comments

I should have mentioned that...

Demolition Magazine has taken one of my stories and it will apparently be published this month. Many thanks to Bryon Quertermous for liking my Viktor Petrenko character enough to grant him a second go around.

Also, The Concrete Maze has started to garner some good press - Spinetingler Magazine has written up a very nice review. Many thanks to EvilKev for his kind words.

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Added by Steven Torres on July 11, 2007 at 2:38am — No Comments

An Update on my Amazon numbers...

My Barnes and Noble numbers are very different from my Amazon numbers. At B&N, my numbers, at the moment, are 467,137. My Amazon numbers, however, have dropped into the 1.4 million zone. I hope to start turning these numbers around in about ten days (that is, the 18th or so) which will still be about ten days before the book is officially out in the world. Here's what I'll be doin

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Added by Steven Torres on July 9, 2007 at 6:46am — No Comments

Amazon Rankings (x-posted)

I checked my Amazon ranking for The Concrete Maze today. Oh boy... The book isn't due out for another three weeks or so, but 1,372,424 isn't very encouraging. Of course, it's way better than 1,372,425... Also, there are two things for me to keep in mind (beside the fact that it isn't out yet): first, it ca… Continue

Added by Steven Torres on July 8, 2007 at 4:41am — 1 Comment

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