After a couple stints in Viet Nam, I went to Michigan State U. and came out with a minor in journalism. I've written for newspapers and magazines until going free-lance, my gosh, almost twenty years ago.
WHOO???, was released on July 1, about a murdering bunch of scoundrals that my intrepid reporter must track down. I will complete the re-write of Escape From Little Alcatraz, my first novel, by summer's end.
Elmore Leonard--Follows me to Florida & Michigan
Carl Hiaasen---If I could write characters like his
John Sanford---Ditto. Although his early stuff was more tense.
Robert Crais---Gotta love wise-cracking P.I.'s & Joe Pike
Loren D. Estleman--Best kept secret in hard-boiled reading.
Robert Parker--Rediscovered him through Stone & his westerns.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
McMurtrey's stuff-though I didn't see Broke Back Mountain
My dad had a fishin' buddy--name a John Voelker-aka, Robert Traver.
As a puppy I watched Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connel, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, and Otto Preminger exit the Marquette County Courthouse after a day of filming.
I guess you could say that Robert Traver was an early influence. He wrote a bunch of other novels, most hilarious accounts of the U.P.
Thank you much, Robert. From one scribe to another. Me thinks you have an edge on me, but it is great to relate.
It starts with a rumor of serious shenanigans in the the northern U.P. where they were logging the King. The timber from the White Pine. There were rumours of serious trouble, where a female reporter wrote about the 'Ram's Pasture'--a hell-camp of slavery and debauchery. Strangers were shanghaied on the frontier, shunted to camp, and help in peonage.
Journalists came from all over the mid-west to see, if any of the report was true. The female reporter, Leah Brennan, is from Chicago. She plays a major role.
This has stretched from Mackinac Island to the Last Frontier. My reporter, Kell Thomas, is coming back, just much older.
Re your post, I'm a Lindquist by marriage only, so I wouldn't look like any you knew - they were probably Swedish and I'm of Scottish ancestry. :) My husband is actually from Saskatchewan and (long story here) he wasn't related to them either, because his grandfather's name was actually Peterson before he changed it to Lindquist. :)
You can get "Three Strikes You're Dead" and my second Steve "Snap" Malek novel through Amazon and also direct from my publisher, Echelon Press (www.echelonpress.com). Thanks for your interest!
A bichon is a dog. Its full name is Bichon Frise, and although that sounds french, I heard a rumor they're actually from Spain. Anyway, why two? God knows! Sounded like a good idea at the time - provide each other with companionship when the rest of us are gone, etc. They're nothing more than partners in crime!
HIi, Dennis,
Thanks for stopping by my page & telling me about Loren D. Estleman. I always interested in new [to me] hard-boiled, and especially, western writers.
I hardly know where to start in recommending a Collins book, but you might try TRUE DETECTIVE (1983), one of his Nate Heller books, which is a favorite of mine.
Thanks for visiting my site and providing that detailed inventory of your spare PARTS. I love blogging and it is a release of my humor. I have threads of it in my books, but not nearly to the extent I do here and on MySpace. I've got quite a following there. I save my strangest things for MySpace. Thanks for exploding your humor on me. I LOVE it!!!
A week or so ago, you stopped by my page and recommended that I check out Loren D. Estleman's work. I'm deep into *The Master Executioner* now, and you were absolutely correct. Great writer. Thanks.
Robert Goldsborough
I'm interested in learning more about your new book & your 1890s newspaper reporter!
Robert Goldsborough
Mar 28, 2007
Dennis Leppanen
It starts with a rumor of serious shenanigans in the the northern U.P. where they were logging the King. The timber from the White Pine. There were rumours of serious trouble, where a female reporter wrote about the 'Ram's Pasture'--a hell-camp of slavery and debauchery. Strangers were shanghaied on the frontier, shunted to camp, and help in peonage.
Journalists came from all over the mid-west to see, if any of the report was true. The female reporter, Leah Brennan, is from Chicago. She plays a major role.
This has stretched from Mackinac Island to the Last Frontier. My reporter, Kell Thomas, is coming back, just much older.
Mar 28, 2007
Dennis Leppanen
We must get together, we have much in common. My dad took me back to the old Cubs, my mother still believes she is a fan. Where do I find your novel?
I will go back and google for it. -Den
Mar 28, 2007
Donna Glaser
Your book sounds awesome. I've been to the UP and love the setting. Good luck!
Mar 29, 2007
N. J. Lindquist
Re your post, I'm a Lindquist by marriage only, so I wouldn't look like any you knew - they were probably Swedish and I'm of Scottish ancestry. :) My husband is actually from Saskatchewan and (long story here) he wasn't related to them either, because his grandfather's name was actually Peterson before he changed it to Lindquist. :)
Been in Michigan a number of times.
Mar 29, 2007
Robert Goldsborough
You can get "Three Strikes You're Dead" and my second Steve "Snap" Malek novel through Amazon and also direct from my publisher, Echelon Press (www.echelonpress.com). Thanks for your interest!
Robert Goldsborough
Apr 6, 2007
Patti McCoy Jacob
A bichon is a dog. Its full name is Bichon Frise, and although that sounds french, I heard a rumor they're actually from Spain. Anyway, why two? God knows! Sounded like a good idea at the time - provide each other with companionship when the rest of us are gone, etc. They're nothing more than partners in crime!
Thanks for letting me add you as a friend!
Patti
Apr 10, 2007
Larry W. Chavis
Thanks for stopping by my page & telling me about Loren D. Estleman. I always interested in new [to me] hard-boiled, and especially, western writers.
Apr 10, 2007
Robert Goldsborough
I hardly know where to start in recommending a Collins book, but you might try TRUE DETECTIVE (1983), one of his Nate Heller books, which is a favorite of mine.
Bob
Apr 12, 2007
Jordan Dane
Apr 27, 2007
Larry W. Chavis
A week or so ago, you stopped by my page and recommended that I check out Loren D. Estleman's work. I'm deep into *The Master Executioner* now, and you were absolutely correct. Great writer. Thanks.
Apr 27, 2007
Larry W. Chavis
Apr 30, 2007
Kate Pepper
May 2, 2007
Jordan Dane
May 8, 2007
Dennis Leppanen
May 8, 2007
Amanda Stevens
May 11, 2007
Jordan Dane
May 11, 2007
Dennis Leppanen
I made the list, Jordan? It's only 10:30 here---am I allowed a scotch? Mebbe just a teeny-weeny nip...?
May 12, 2007
Bethany K. Warner
I write for the Oshkosh Northwestern in Oshkosh, Wis.
May 15, 2007
Jack Getze
May 22, 2007
Dennis Leppanen
I'm gonna check him and her put. Yes, this is cool.
May 26, 2007