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April 3, 2015
Ravenne Guest Post on Writing Partnerships
Mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig has a popular writing blog I recommend whole heartedly for anyone interested in the craft. She just ran a guest post by Jacques Ravenne on his writing partnership with Eric Giacometti, and how they have managed to write nine thrillers together. Read it here.
The Big Thrill Interviews Giacometti and Ravenne
Author John A. Connell put together a fine interview of Giacometti and Ravenne that appeared in this month's issue ofThe Big Thrill.Check it out here.
You can find out more about the challenges of collaborative writing, about the differences between journalism and fiction writing, about the real-life inspiration behind the protagonist inShadow Ritual, and more.
April 1, 2015
Frédérique Molay Interviewed in The Big Thrill
Thanks to Azam Gill, The Big Thrillran a long interview of Frédérique Molay this month, following the release ofThe City of Blood,which is part of the Paris Homicide series.
Find out if she is related to Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, what she thinks about the differences between French and American thrillers, transcending the limits of a French readership, French "Jack the Rippers," where she finds her inspiration to write these police procedurals set in France, and mu...
March 30, 2015
Suspense Magazine this month: Giacometti and Ravenne
Don't miss this month's issue ofSuspense Magazine, which has a cool interview of Giacometti and Ravenne, along with Forensic Files by D.P. Lyle and lots more by Jack Higgins, M.J. Rose, C.S. Harris, and others. Check it out here.
March 27, 2015
Giacometti and Ravenne on Shelf Awareness
Much love to Shelf Awareness today. They ran an interview of Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne, along with an cool review of Shadow Ritual. Do check it out. Click here.
March 25, 2015
Shadow Ritual In Bookstores Today
Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne ranked at the top of France's bestselling thriller writers list in 2014 according to the very seriousNouvel Observateur.They owe their international renown to their series about the Freemason Inspector Antoine Marcas, which is making its U.S. debut todaywithShadow Ritual.
Ritual murders. Ancient enemies. A powerful secret.Two slayings—one in Rome and one in Jerusalem—rekindle an ancient rivalry between modern-day secret societies for knowledge lost at the fa...
March 21, 2015
Interview on Writers Forensic Blog
D.P. Lyle runs the very interesting Writers Forensic Blog, well worth following for anyone interested in writing, forensics, and crime fiction. Check out his thrillers too. He ran an interview of Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne.
March 19, 2015
Some Interesting Facts I learned as a Translator
I was lucky enough to translate the exciting thrillerShadow Ritualby Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne. Other than it being an international bestseller before it ever made it into English, and it kicking off a series with Inspector Antoine Marcas, and it being full of action and adventure and excitement, it was also an opportunity to learn a lot.
Here are just a few things I learned about:
Freemason rituals and how diverse freemasonry is, along with its historyThat there were French people wh...March 18, 2015
Great Interview on Seize the Moment
On his blog Seize the Moment, Nassem Al-Mehairi posted an interesting interview of Eric Giacometti and Jacque Ravenne, along with this picture: which is what Eric sees from his office in Paris. Here are some of the questions.
There is a lot of influence by Freemasons. Is this group still a major influence in the world?Your gift for seamlessly weaving history and thriller together to create a better novel is commendable. When did both of your interests in history begin, and what eras are you e...March 12, 2015
Eric Giacometti on Mystery Fanfare
Eric talks about how he and Jacques came up with the character of The Gardener, and shares some writing tips about how to send shivers up readers spines. Check out this guest post at Mystery Fanfare.
He discusseswhy serial killers work so well as antagonists in stories, but also how "wedeliberately avoided that particular archetypal bogeyman" inShadow Ritual.The Gardener is a different type of evil.
This post is called "What is your favorite flower?" If you've read the book, you know how that...
