Richard Godwin's Blog, page 18

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Larry D. Sweazy

Larry Sweazy has written numerous Western novels. His titles include The Scorpion Trail, The Badger’s Revenge and The Cougar’s Prey. His first mystery novel The Devil’s Bones was published in March 2012. Larry met me at The Slaughterhouse where we … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Linda Rodriguez

Linda Rodriguez is a thriller writer as well as a poet. Her novel Every Last Secret won the Malice Domestic Competition and will be published by St. Martin’s Press 4/24/2012. She received the Elvira Cordero Cisneros Award and the Midwest … Continue reading →

Quick Fire At The Slaughterhouse With Gary Phillips

Mystery and crime writer Gary Phillips is a widely published novelist and author of numerous graphic novels. In his brilliant ‘Cowboys’, illustrated by Brian Hurtt, a nightclub shooting changes the lives of two undercover officers. He has a new book … Continue reading →

Quick Fire At The Slaughthouse With Gary Phillips

Mystery and crime writer Gary Phillips is a widely published novelist and author of numerous graphic novels. In his brilliant ‘Cowboys’, illustrated by Brian Hurtt, a nightclub shooting changes the lives of two undercover officers. He has a new book … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Chris Allinotte

Chris Allinotte lives and works in Toronto. Many of his stories explore themes of isolation and fear of the unknown. His short story, The Dirt on Ronnie Wilkins, won the 2008 Toronto Star National Short Story competition. Chris' first story … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Rachel Kendall

Rachel Kendall is the author of The Bride Stripped Bare, which I reviewed here. She writes with a mixture of surrealism and erotic Noir, blending elements deftly in a psychologically introspective prose. She is the editor of the magazine Sein … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Nick Quantrill

Crime writer Nick Quantrill's stories have appeared in Radgepacket. His novel 'Broken Dreams' looked at Hull's past and future, and the death of the city's fishing industry, exploring the problem of how the city can build a new future for … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Benoit Lelievre

Benoit Lelievre reviews books at his site Dead End Follies. He also writes sharp, tight crime stories, that fit comfortably in the traditions of Noir and crime fiction, but also stretch them that bit, giving his narratives an original, unsettling … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Ian Ayris

When you read an Ian Ayris story you know you are reading something a bit different. He has an original and compelling voice and while he writes great crime narratives, he also writes prose that is confessional, often told in … Continue reading →

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Tonia Brown

Tonia Brown writes steampunk and zombie fiction. Her book Badass Zombie Road Trip is getting some great reviews. She blogs at The Backseat Writer, where she claims to be making sex and violence fun since 1869. She met me at … Continue reading →