Graphic Novels Again

Well, I think at this point we could safely say that Road To Perdition did well. The movie was pretty damn good in my book. And the fact that I loved the original graphic novel didn’t hurt. Max Allan Collins has since written two novels to finish off the story,...

A new on line interview

It’s been a while since I’ve done an interview for the web, but I love Crimescene Scotland and Russel was kind enough to let me do one for him. The subject of the interview is one Stuart McBride, author of COLD GRANITE. Crime Scene Scotland    ...

Bouchercon 2005 – another one slips away

Well Chicago Bouchercon 2005 is over. I’ve unloaded the truck, my dining room table is covered with books, a big pile of laundry taunting me. I’m tired, but not wasted tired. I do think I’ll be sleeping in…. So, let’s try to recap the...

Finding the Magic

I love a mystery. From cozy to thriller a good book provides me with hours of entertainment. A great book is magical. The bad ones are disappointments. Every book is unique. It is an experience put on the page by one individual and interpreted by another. We are all a...

Sweet Home Chicago

It’s almost Bouchercon time. How do I know? I have stuff piled up all over ready to load into the truck. This is the first time we’ll be driving to the convention so we are taking advantage of this. We loaded up on Vitamin Water, five different flavors,...

A Poll

This year at Bouchercon during our party we are giving out a couple awards. Favorite Book which was voted on last winter and The Jack Reacher Book of the year. I’m looking for interesting ideas for other awards. We’re thinking of best second or third...

**** Rant Warning ****

I need to get this out. Can’t we all just get along? A number of ladies are discussing the fact that men aren’t reading their books, and that they aren’t being treated seriously enough. The PI people think that they are not represented properly at...