Lisa Fernow

Female

Seattle, WA

United States

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Hometown:: Ithaca, NY
About Me:: I grew up reading mysteries from the golden age and have just finished my first tango mystery. Only 12 drafts, ha.
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Website:: http://www.lisafernow.com
Books And Authors I Like:: Alan Furst, Ngaio Marsh, The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers, Graham Greene, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, to name a few.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: James Bond (I must have a case of arrested development but at least it's my case of arrested development), the Jesse Stone series, anything to do with spies and intrigue.

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Jim Thomsen

Lisa, I have no up-close-and-personal experiences with meth, but I can recommend a novel to you that should help authenticate your writing about that drug: "The King Of Methlehem," by Mark Lindquist. Lindquist is now the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, and his novel was borne of his experience prosecuting lowlifes for several years. It really is an inside-out look at meth and the trade.

Also, if you have Netflix, watch the TV series "Breaking Bad," about a high school teacher who joins forces with a former student to cook and sell meth. That's another show that knows its subject well ... and is entertaining as hell to boot.

Jul 20, 2010
Karen Anderson

Hi Lisa, I think I've accepted your friend request. Yes, I'm a huge Nero Wolfe fan. Thought the TV show was scarily accurate. Are there any Nero conventions? Fanfic?

Have to admit, after years of working in mystery (as a reviewer) I'm now mostly in science fiction (as a writer). But am now looking to try to place a mystery novella. There just aren't as many venues in mystery as SF, though.

Karen, in Ballard.

Apr 18, 2014
Adam Eisenberg

Lisa, congratulations on your new book! Regarding McKee's take on Casablanca, I'm familiar with his work but haven't read his analysis on that film. I'll have to go searching....

Adam

Apr 20, 2014