Gigi Vernon

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Upstate New York
About Me:: I write crime/mystery novels, short stories, and flash fiction. My historical mystery short stories have been published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and elsewhere.
I Am A:: Writer
Website:: http://www.gigivernon.com
Books And Authors I Like:: Too many to name. Tana French, Joseph Finder, Adrian McKinty, Kevin Wignall, Josh Bazell, Ariana Franklin, Ruth Downie, Berlin Noir, The Fig Eater, Robert Wilson, Boris Akunin, Fatherland, Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Gorky Park, John Lawton, Tom Rob Smith.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Too many to name. Movies--The Third Man, Miller's Crossing, L.A. Confidential, Chinatown, A Very Long Engagement, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Blade Runner, Unforgiven, Saving Private Ryan. TV--Life on Mars, Foyle's War, Battlestar Galatica, Veronica Mars, The Wire, Rome,The Sopranos, Deadwood.

Comment Wall:

Kelli Stanley

Thanks for the invite, Gigi! We like many of the same movies and books. I'm looking forward to that promised sequel to L.A. Confidential.

What era of history have you set your mysteries in?

Best,

Kelli

Aug 4, 2007
Kelli Stanley

Wow! Very cool! I'll pick up a copy of Adirondack noir--I'd love to read your story! I've got a short story coming out soon myself (a prequel to my book) .

I completely sympathize about what era/culture to pluck for inspiration ... just within the Classics field there's the range of Bronze Age Greece to Late Antiquity. Beyond that, I've always been a Renaissance fanatic (a lot of research work on Elizabeth and Elizabethan England), the Middle Ages in Italy, France and England fascinate me, and I love the Neo-Classical and Regency periods as well.

My next series is set in 1939 San Francisco, as the '20s-50s is one of the most significant, interesting and accessible eras for me. Plus, I love the clothes. :)

Thanks for the chat, Gigi! I'll definitely look for the book!

Kelli

Aug 4, 2007
JackBludis

Good lists all the way ...

Aug 7, 2007
Kelli Stanley

Thanks so much, Gigi!

The short story is the first I've written since high school (a longer period of time than I'd like to admit) and I wrote it specifically for Dave Zeltserman's noir e-zine, Hardluck Stories (http://www.hardluckstories.com). I am overjoyed that it's been accepted for the upcoming issue (out in the beginning of September). The title is Convivium, and it takes place four years before the events of my novel. The experience was a lot of fun, so I'm working on another before settling down to a final edit of my second novel.

It's so great to meet you--someone else who combines a love of history with a love of noir! I'm putting together a list of orders for my next mystery book store visit, and Adirondack Noir is one of them. :)

Please let me know when the 1934 Virginia story comes out. Is it set in the impoverished parts of the state, or the more affluent section? Appalachia has been called the "Forgotten America", and in the Depression, it was (as was everything) even worse. I can't wait to read the story!

Take care, and please stay in touch!

Kelli

Aug 25, 2007
Pepper Smith

Thanks for inviting me, Gigi!

Oct 10, 2007
Lyn LeJeune

Gigi, Greetings: Just to let you know that my New Orleans noir mystery, The
Beatitudes, has received 5 starred reviews! I am donating all royalties to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to help rebuild the public libraries. I have posted Chapter I on my blog www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com. Please read and if you like it, help rebuild a library for NOLA. Thank you Lyn LeJeune

Oct 24, 2007
Olav Guldbrandsen

Requested friendship just now. tempted to do so since you mention martin cruz smith, who's one of my favourites. James sallis also. But have you read Newton thornburg, or kem nunn? Maybe you would appreciate them.

Dec 5, 2007
Jason Starr

Hi Gigi, Thanks you! Great meeting u here! Cheers, JS

Feb 22, 2008
L.J. Sellers

Hi Gigi
Best wishes for all your writing endeavors.

May 20, 2008