Hi Eric. Thanks for the invite. It's confession time, so I have to admit I haven't yet read any of your books, but I'm about to put that right. I'm looking forward to exploring everything this siten has to offer!

Hello Eric. Thanks for the invite. I like the sound of your roadtrip book tours...
Cheers
Chris

Eric, how nice to see a familiar face. Yes, I took the reins of SinC and it's a fast track, but I believe in giving back to a group who has done so much for me.

Thanks for your note and you know I love your books. I haven't read the new one, but I'm looking forward to it.

My best to you and your writing, Betty Gordon

Eric,
Thanks for the friend invite. I'll have to read your books. They sound very interesting. I'm always looking for something new and different.
Chris

I lived in Lincoln, NE for a long time and loved it. Now I live in a rural area north of there.
--Laura

Thanks for the invite. It's been fun traveling via your blog.
--Laura

Hi Eric,
Always happy to accept an invitation from a man whose blogs lovingly detail meals on the road. It tells me so much. Yogya was always the place for great fried chicken – the words Ayam Jogja still make my mouth water - though I’m lucky to be living in Sydney where we have some of the best Asian food outside Asia. And pretty much every other cuisine to boot.
I first travelled overland across Java in 1970 when Indonesia reopened after the turmoil of Sukarno’s overthrow and for a callow Aussie teenager the people and culture and food were like a blow to the head – and I’m glad to say I’ve never recovered from the experience.
Geoff

Hi Eric, thanks for inviting me to be your friend, I'm very new to this list and haven't quite worked out how to use it but I'm enjoying hearing from a lot of people who want to be friends. I will check out your books and think of you writing in the Silverlake district. I grew up in Long Beach and worked several years not far from Silverlake so know how nice it is.

Eric,
I'll definitely check out Grave Imports, I'd like to see how Ray has evolved since his experiences in Living Room! Also, I love the images on your web page. Take care,
Ana

Hi Eric,
I just finished Living Room of the Dead. I really enjoyed it! I put a review up on my blog and I'm warning you I was honest about my feelings on the subject matter:
http://crimebeatstreet.blogspot.com/2008/01/living-room-of-dead.html

Still you are a gifted writer and I look forward to reading more of the Ray Sharp novels.
Ana

Eric
Worse than just a baseball fan, a life long Red Sox fan!
Thanks for the invite and the comment

Eric,

I was glad to read your profile after you listed me as a possible friend. And especially to see your choice in music. I love the Mighty Howlin Wolf and 'Goin' Down Slow ' is one of my all time favorites of his. I also love Muddy and the great guitarist Hubert Summerlin (sp?) . And Mark Twain's 'Mysterious Stranger' is one of the best pieces of fiction I ever read. And Bertolucci's 'The Conformist.' I lived in L.A. off and on for about 18 years. We have a lot in common. Why I could tell you a story about an English blues band I heard one night in Amsterdam's red light district that did only Howling Wolf covers, but there would be a lot of self incrimination there and I don't remember most of it.

juga boleh ;)

(bintang-bintang) I forgot to make it plural...

No stars (Bintang) in Hollywood!!?? heh

Thanks for the invitation. Greetings from Malaysia. I see you lived and worked in Asia for a long time, and that it's proven to be a source of inspiration for you. Asia has also had a profound influence on my own work. Good for you dishing out Malaysian beer at your launch party ;)

Good luck with your book tour, and congrats on your continued success.

That was it! From Laos. I love Thai Beer - Singha anyone? and thought the Laotian beer was right up there. Will have to compare Asian beer thoughts with you sometime soon. We still have your Cambodian whiskey at the bookstore and Bobby was trying to get rid of it the other day.

Also wanted to say thanks for the beer. You gave me a beer (from Malaysia I think it was?) at your launch party as I was leaving. Very good.

Hi Eric. Yeah, we've met a couple of times, at a Sisters In Crime/LA meeting and your launch party at The Mystery Bookstore in Westwood (where I work). Great to hear from you and looking forward to chatting with you/seeing you again.