Tuesday, June 30, 2015

I'm A Fool by Sherwood Anderson

In my previous post I presented links to the stories collected in The Golden Argosy, a 1955 short story compendium. I'd like to present one of these in a better format. I'm A Fool by Sherwood Anderson (1922) is public domain. The presentation of public domain material on the internet often comes from scanned material and includes dozens of optical character recognition errors (termed scannos). Other...

Stephen King's Favorite Book: Available for Reading

I have been posting lists of mystery author's favorite books. Stephen King, famous for his horror and fantasy writing, won 2015's Edgar for best mystery novel for his work, Mr. Mercedes. When asked about his favorite books, the first on King's list was a collection of short stories he came across when...

Friday, June 26, 2015

Pelecanos, Higgins Clark, Charlaine Harris: A Tenth Installment of Mystery Writers Choosing Their Favorite Mysteries

Today the ebook version of my latest novel, Never Kill A Friend, becomes available. More about that here.  Below is a continuation of the favorite books of mystery writers. While today's lists are from various sites, I  have started compiling the Barnes and Noble interviews which include twenty-three contemporary mystery-thriller authors and their selections will keep me busy for several...

Thursday, June 25, 2015

More Mystery Writers Name Their Favorite Books

Today is the launch of my latest novel, Never Kill A Friend. More about that here.  As you ponder your purchase, I will continue to provide lists of the favorite books by mystery writers. I had thought I had run low on sources for these lists, but recently came up with a means to find more. Today: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, Polly Whitney and E.E. Kennedy. Dennis Lehane Lehane...

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

My latest novel, Never Kill A Friend, is available for purchase.

Never Kill A Friend, my second novel, is available for purchase in hard cover format and as an ebook. Hard cover: Amazon US Kindle: Amazon US Hard cover: Amazon UK Kindle: Amazon UK Barnes and Noble   The story follows Shelley Krieg, an African-American detective for the Washington DC Metro PD as she tries to undo a wrong which sent an innocent teenager to prison.  The genesis...