Inspiration from Ellen & Clint by Gray Basnight
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Clint Eastwood, Clyde Anderson Tolson, cyber, Down & Out, Down & Out Books, Down and Out Books, drone, drones, Ellen DeGeneres, Eye of the Needle, FBI, Flight of the Fox, Gestapo, Gray Basnight, guest blog, guest post, Hoover, J Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, Ken Follett, Key to Rebecca, Mayflower Hotel, Sam Teagarden, Secret Police, tech, thriller, whistle blower, whistleblower
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/Gray Basnight stops by in conjunction with the release of his newest, Flight of the Fox (Down & Out Books). Flight of... Read More
The Importance of Authentic Diversity in Crime Fiction by Terrence McCauley
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A CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS, A MURDER OF CROWS, Big Pulp, FAIRFAX INCIDENT, guest blog, guest post, International Crime Writers Association, International Thriller Writers, James Hicks, Prohibition, Shotgun Honey, SLOW BURN, Spintetingler Magazine, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, Terrence McCauley, Thuglit, WHERE THE BULLETS FLY
///Award-winning author Terrence McCauley returns to the site today. After a run of successful releases in his James Hicks thriller series, McCauley... Read More
Motivation by Susan C. Shea
It’s a pleasure to welcome Susan C. Shea back to the site. Susan is the author of the Dani O’Rourke mystery series... Read More
Senioritis by Jon Bennett
Jon Bennett is becoming a bit of a regular here, and it’s a pleasure to welcome him back. I worked with Jon... Read More
The Search for Surprise by Jeffery Hess
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Beach Head, Beachhead, Cold War Canoe Club, Down & Out Books, Down and Out Books, E. L. Doctorow, Florida, Fort Myers, guest blog, guest post, Gulf Coast, Home of the Brave, Jeff Hess, Jeffery Hess, Navy, Saint Petersburg, Scotland Ross, series, St. Petersburg, Sunshine City, Tampa, Tush Hog, Tushhog
///I have the pleasure of knowing Jeff Hess as a friend, and the honor of working with him as an editor. Jeff... Read More
Writing About Race: Do I Have The Right? by Jon Bennett
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African American Vernacular, Angie Thomas, author's voice, catastrophist, Cesar Chavez, Cristina Henriquez, cultural appropriation, Dieter Vogel, Gretel the Pretzel, high school, imposter syndrome, Jhumpa Lahiri, Jon Bennett, Jonathan Bennett, Julia Alvarez, Open Books, privilege, race, race relations, racism, Reading Blue Devils, Sandra Cisneros, satan, southern Ohio, systemic racism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, teachers, teaching, Zadie Smith
///I had the honor of working with Jon Bennett on his novel Reading Blue Devils, in which Bennett uses a fictional high... Read More
A Series of Extraordinary Crimes By R.N. Morris
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A Gentle Axe, A Razor Wrapped in Silk, A Vengeful Longing, Crime and Punishment, CWA Gold Dagger, DCI Silas Quinn, Dostoevsky, Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ellis Peters Historical Novel Dagger, guest blog, guest post, New Scotland Yard, Porfiry Petrovich, R.N. Morris, Red Hand of Fury, Roger Morris, series, Silas Quinn, Summon Up The Blood, The Cleansing Flames, The Dark Palace, The Mannequin House
///It’s a pleasure to welcome R.N. Morris back to the site today. I first started reading Morris during his Porfiry Petrovich series,... Read More





