Reed Farrel Coleman's Blog, page 12
October 5, 2015
Reed Discusses THE DEVIL WINS
In this podcast, Reed talks about THE DEVIL WINS withSteven Nester.
September 18, 2015
Reed in Mystery Scene
In this essay, Reed talks about some of the authors he holds close, and why.
I have my favorites, authors in the genre whose books I look forward to with great anticipation because I know their work will transport me. You will know their names: Daniel Woodrell, Megan Abbott, Philip Kerr, Don Winslow, Ken Bruen, SJ Rozan, Dennis Lehane. The list is longer, but not very much longer.
September 10, 2015
Associated Press on THE DEVIL WINS
[THE DEVIL WINS]is both a fine mystery story and a satisfying portrait of an emerging character that readers will look forward to hearing more from soon.
September 9, 2015
Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone 101 on The Life Sentence
Reed provides all the needed background on Jesse Stone in this article on The Life Sentence
Jesse is, at first blush, a seemingly uncomplicated protagonist: strong, silent, handsome, athletic, tough, capable. The thing is, he is so much more. Some come to the series because they love the supporting characters like Molly Crane, Luther “Suitcase” Simpson, or Captain Healy. Some come because they are fascinated with villains like Crow and Mr. Peepers. Some come because they have first seen the T...
September 1, 2015
Q&A with The Sacramento Bee
In this Q&A, Reed discusses THE DEVIL WINS
The Big Thrill Interview
In this interview, Reed talks about Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone, and his new Gus Murphy series.
“One of the promises I made myself,Parker’sestate,and Putnam was that I wouldn’t tinker with the essential nature of Jesse or his supporting cast…They are who they were when[Parker andBrandman]wrote them. But my approach to character is a more internal and intimate one than theirs.I think readers want to know why a character does what he does or thinks what he thinks. I know I do. So although my...
July 22, 2015
Shelter Island Reporter
TheShelter Island Reporterhasa lovely recap of Reed’s event at the Shelter Island Library:
New York Times bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman picked up on this as he began his talk describing taking over Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone “franchise” as he called it. He listed major works of the literary canon like “Hamlet,” “Moby Dick,” “The Great Gatsby,” “1984” and “Heart of Darkness.”
June 22, 2015
Spinetingler on THE HOLLOW GIRL
The deep philosophical musings characteristic of the series remain front and center, and some of the more amusing comments and situations of previous volumes are not present here, but that is no deterrent from a serious finale setting the stage for Moe’s retirement.
June 1, 2015
April 30, 2015
Raven Award Speech
On April 29, 2015, Reed presented the Raven Award to Jon and Ruth Jordan at the Edgar Awards banquet in New York. This is the text of his speech.
I believe this is the third time I have been on this stage, behind this podium, and been given the distinct honor and pleasure of introducing parties selected to receive the Raven. The last time it was to honor Johnny Temple and the folks at Akashic. Prior to that I was up here to hand the Raven to Pat Frovarp and Gary Shulze of Once Upon a Crime Bo...
