by Chris Merritt | Mar 17, 2020 | Behind the Book, Five Things
Trying to write an original serial killer story is a nightmare. Thomas Harris’s novels of the eighties are a touchstone for this thriller sub-genre, and hundreds of authors have attempted to replicate his gothic formula of gruesome murders by deviant, trophy-hunting,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 19, 2013 | Features, Five Things
Being loosely categorized as a crime novelist, I am inevitably asked on many occasions to cite my literary inspirations or list my five or ten favorite novelists or novels. I cannot deny that there are writers and novels that I adore, but I don’t feel confident...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 9, 2006 | Features, Five Things
What’s your next book about and why should people buy it? It’s about how people disappear, in every meaning of the word, and people should buy it because that would make me less neurotic. What’s really made you laugh hard in the last month? Mark...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 7, 2006 | Features, Five Things
What’s the latest book you’ve read? Jodi Picoult’s Perfect Match–I picked it up at an airport bookstore after I had finished all the “have-to-read” books I took along with me on tour. It was the first thing I’ve read purely for pleasure...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 15, 2006 | Features, Five Things
John Galligan is from right in our backyard, Madison, Wisconsin. His book was voted Crimespree’s Favorite Book of 2005. He a great new talent and you NEED to read him! What’s the latest book you’ve read? The Organic Machine: A History of the Columbia...
