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Ed Gorman–A Thank You

I’ve just finished reading the late Brian Garfield’s short story collection, SUSPENDED SENTENCES. In the introduction, he thanks Ed Gorman for helping him with the book, which I found touching, because I also owe Ed Gorman a debt of gratitude. When my […]

NEW BOOK RELEASE: FAST CRIMES

It’s my birthday today…but I have a gift for you with the release of my short story collection, FAST CRIMES. I made my professional bones writing short fiction, and fairly short crime fiction at that. When I started out, there were plenty […]

iTunes & Me

Similarly to Kobo, a bunch of my ebooks and audiobooks are now on iTunes.  I must admit I feel like a bit of a rock star because I have an artist’s page on iTunes.  So if you’re an Apple iTunes person, you […]

Kobo and Me

My ebooks are now appearing on Kobo (my English and French titles). Essentially, they’re a competitor to Kindle and Nook. To get some momentum with them I need a few good people to buy them. That’s where you come in, but it’ll […]

Left Coast Crime Vancouver

I’m going to be at this year’s Left Coast Crime convention held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada!! This is my appearance schedule. Bar Stories aka The Not So Secret Life of Authors With David Corbett, Robin Burcell, David Schlosser, Tim Hallinan, Catriona […]

FAST CRIMES Is Coming…

I’ve got something fast and dirty for you in the guise of a short story collection, FAST CRIMES. I made my professional bones writing short fiction, and fairly short fiction at that. When I started out, there were plenty of markets looking […]

FUN FACTS About HALF-INCHED

I thought I’d share some fast facts about my latest Aidy Westlake adventure, HALF-INCHED. 1. “Half-Inched” is cockney rhyming slang for pinched as in to steal. 2. Aidy Westlake is named after former Watford Football Club’s had coach Aidy Boothroyd and the […]

Stocking Stuffers!

It’s that time of year, so if you’re looking to give a book for Christmas and you’re going to make it one of mine, bless your heart. If you want to get a book autographed or personalized to that special someone (even […]