Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch is back in The Bone Orchard, the next installment in the series. Former editor in chief of Down East: The Magazine of Maine and registered Maine guide specializing in fly fishing (who has also been nominated for Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and Thriller Award, as well as winner of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Updates & Coming Attractions
Our Diagnosis for the Summer? Megan Abbott’s “The Fever”
Stay tuned to Speaking of Mysteries on Monday June 16 for an interview with Megan Abbott the day before The Fever is released. Also on the interview agenda: news on the film adaptation of Dare Me and being writer in residence at Ole Miss. Photo © Drew Reilly
Distaff Darkness
Yeah, yeah, deadlier than the male. Thanks then to Sarah Weinman, whose Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazer of Domestic Suspense Paperback, reviewed in LARB by Cullen Gallagher, gives us stories by some of the best noir writers regardless of gender (but who happen to be women): Patricia Highsmith, Margarat Millar and Dorothy… Read more »
Update: Alan Furst Interview Postponed
Because of scheduling, SoM’s podcast with Alan Furst will be uploaded Monday June 9.
It’s Just About Time for “Midnight in Europe”
Alan Furst talks to SoM about his newest novel, Midnight in Europe, set against the backdrop of pre-WWII Europe. Called “America’s preeminent spy novelist,” by The New York Times, Furst considers his series of novels “really one very long book with, to date, twelve chapters.” Look for the published podcast interview with Alan Furst here… Read more »
Prepare to Be Amazed
SoM’s next interview is with Don Passman, author of the just-released The Amazing Harvey. Don’s interview with Leslie Klinger and Nancie Clare will be published Monday May 26, 2014.
Get Ready to Catch “The Fever”
Megan Abbott’s latest novel about “guilt, family secrets and the lethal power of desire” is due out June 19, 2014. Megan will join SoM to talk about the book, the story’s inspiration and how she’s able with just a subtle, indiscernible twist to turn otherwise wholesome worlds inside out. Stay tuned for an exact… Read more »
SoM’s Two Interviews this Week
Jo Nesbø talked about politics, The Son and the fate of Harry Hole. Don Passman got “tricky” when he discussed his first mystery, The Amazing Harvey, which features a young magician as a protagonist.
Jo Nesbø Coming to SoM!
The Norwegian Mystery Phenom Is Scheduled for an Interview. He’s one of the world’s best-selling authors. In a past interview I did with Jo for the Los Angeles Review of Books, I noted the following, “One statistic I’ve heard is that a Jo Nesbø book in one of at least 40 languages is sold somewhere… Read more »
Dark & Stormy Mystery Festival this May in Brighton, England
Mysteries in all mediums! The organizers of Dark & Stormy are whipping up a perfect storm of crime writers–including Brighton homie Peter James–spies, music, film, TV and music. Listen to Peter talk about his home town of Brighton in SoM’s Episode Three and you’ll get a glimpse into why it’s not just the perfect backdrop… Read more »
