Oh yeah, Judith, I almost forgot--if you'd like to get an idea of my work, I've recently had three stories posted on the site A Twist Of Noir. They have a list of contributors in the righthand column. I'd love to hear what you think of them!
Robert C.

Judith,
I've written a novel, The Queen Of Chiva--chiva is west-coast street slang for heroin--about two women, junkies and prostitutes, who ride the white horse all the way to the end. The story's a look inside these women, the fears that drive them, and the milieu that gives their fears teeth. How might I go about seeing if Moisson Rouge--Red Harvest!-- would like to publish the book?
By the way, Red Harvest is my favorite book of all time. It has the greatest opening paragraph in the history of literature, the most engaging and human female character, Dinah Brand, and the only plausible dream sequence I can ever remember reading. For my money, Chandler never came within nine million miles of Red Harvest, nor Hammett generally.
With that wholly unsolicited comment, I'll take my leave. Hope to talk with you soon, and thanks for your consideration.
Robert Crisman

I'd be delighted if you read the book, when it's finally done. The first draft was finished several years ago but it's one of those things were it almost seems endless. I'd be very glad if you would read it, though - but I'll keep you posted.

Do you have any more compilations out soon?

"Jazz me Blue" is a great title & I can well believe Jean-Paul made a first class job of things. I have no idea how someone can translate fiction to a different language and keep the feel of the prose, but there you are.

At the moment I have a book out called "Sherlock Holmes and the Underpants of Death," a collection of Holmes parodies (six in all), plus a guide to writing thrillers called "The Ingredients of a Good Thriller."

I have a novel I hope to get out soon, but the rewrites and re-edits are taking forever.

Now to check out that soundtrack ... a great idea doing that for a book.