I’ve found two more artists who blend art and crime explicitly: Pepón Osorio and Melanie Pullen.While each one takes a radically different approach, they both take that Wallace Stevens line about Death and Beauty one step further. Is it ethical to think of murder…
ContinueAnd speaking of Ernesto Mallo, today I'm planting myself in a patio chair by the pool and starting his Sweet Money, published by one of my favorite indie publishers, Bitter Lemon Press. I've been looking forward to this one for so long!
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It's not like I'm a professional reviewer or anything, just a reader who enjoys good crime fiction, the edgier the better. But every year I read and post my thoughts about the books that are on the CWA International Dagger shortlist. This year's books are (linked to my reviews):
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I met her in Detroit a long time ago at a party for author Harold Robbins.
Michelle—although she called herself Mickie then—was one of the models hired for the occasion to promote Robbins as the real life incarnation of the irresistible stud he wrote about in his bestselling novels. The deception did not work. Robbins was a blowhard who grabbed his crotch a lot and made lewd comments. The women stampeded away.
Mickie was sleek and doe-eyed, African American,…
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My friendship with Declan Burke predates this blog. I met him via an interview after I had reviewed his novelThe Big O, the appeal of which has not diminished with the passage of three years. He is a splendid person, a good friend and confederate, and has bucked me up more times than I care to remember as having needed to be bucked up.
His new book, Absolute Zero Cool, was officially released on July 7, though the big party will…
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Writing a blog and putting a little humor in it (or attempting to). At the same time discussing what ingredients you need to make a standard police-procedural really work. An experiment on my part in my blog today. Go take a look and tell me what you think. Find it here:
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This is one of the things that I always emphasize. Your materials represent you and your book.
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Cool article running in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and The Montclarion
http://www.contracostatimes.com/montclarion/ci_18477316
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Through my research and academic studies, I have found many interesting aspects about serial killers that may or may not be generally known. I’ve incorporated a few aspects about serial killers from my list below to help keep my crime fiction heroine…
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