Eva Dolan Talks About Her Debut Crime Novel

Over at Lloyd Paiges's site, up and coming crime author, Eva Dolan, talks about her debut ( 2014 release) crime novel LONG WAY HOME. This little snippet from the blurb got my attention.

"When a man is burnt alive inside a suburban garden shed"

You can read the complete interview HERE

Best of luck to Eva!

Ray Donovan & Angel Baby

Really digging a new Showtime series, Ray Donovan. All the ingredients I like and reminds me of a Sopranos  or The Brotherhood type of series. Jon Voight is also in it. Lots of subplots going on every episode. If  I had to list two negatives, it would be the Elliot Gould character and Ray's wife, who is really channeling the whole Carmela Soprano vibe, and butchering the Boston accent.

Reading an excellent novel, Angel Baby, by Richard Lange, who wrote one of the best short story caollections I have ever read, Dead Boys: Stories. Warner Brothers has snatched up the screen option rights to Angel Baby. Great news for Richard and I wish him much luck with getting it to the screen. 

The Results Are In: Kick-Ass Opening Line

Over at Chuck Wendig's site he's announced the 3 winners of the Best Kick-Ass opening line contest he has been running for about a week. There were over 400 entries. Including this from me:

The people in the woods wear black hooded robes, have oblong white faces, and black dots for eyes.

Anyway... you can check out the winning entries and runner ups HERE

Thrillers, Killers -n- Chillers Closes its Doors

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that the tremendous site, Thrillers, Killers -n- Chillers has closed up shop. This was a great site and hosted some terrific stories over the years. I had my first short story featured there and I still remember when Col Bury emailed me to let me know my story had been accepted. It was such a great feeling.  All is not lost however, as Davis Barber is taking the baton and hosting a new site called, Thrillls, Kills, -n- Chaos.

Big thanks to the kind and talented writers who put so much time and effort into making TKnC such a great site: Matt Hilton, Col Bury, Lee Hughes, and Lily Childs...WELL DONE!

You can check out the final TKnC post HERE and the new Thrills, Kills -n- Chaos site HERE