Ed Lynskey's Blog: Cracked Rearview Mirror - Posts Tagged "lake-charles"

Howdy, all.

Mama Jo Fishback here. Ed asked me to say a few words here as his guest blogger. First off, he's from the Lynskey clan, shadow cousins of ours up in Virginia. Beings as he likes to write stuff down, he penned a volume on me and my folks called Lake Charles.

I've read it. Most of it is true. He took a few liberties, but I love him just the same. Yeah, the kids did drive up there. I warned them against it. But grown kids don't listen any better than the young ones, do they?

I won't rehash the bad things that went on at Lake Charles. You can get all that from Ed's book. I'm relieved it's all done, and I can get back to canning my jam. But getting back to Ed. He's the shy sort, hiding his talent inside of a crocus sack. That attitude won't do, no sir. He's got plenty to say, his voice strong.

Since the yarn is on me, you just know it's a cracking good one. Trust me on this. At any rate, I can hear the mail truck leaving, and I better get along now.

I'll be dropping in from time to time, so until later, be well and good.

Mama Jo Fishback

A nice review of LAKE CHARLES is up today on the Obsession with Reading Weblog. Thx to Sarita: http://tiny.cc/tq0w5

Publishers Weekly likes my Appalachian noir LAKE CHARLES ---> http://tiny.cc/t5vqi

Today's guest blog at Book Bitch discusses how I came to title my new suspense novel Lake Charles. Only afterward, did I find out Lake Charles is in Louisiana. Read all about it here and leave a comment if you like:

http://tiny.cc/wiiks

When I set my Private Investigator Frank Johnson series title, The Blue Cheer, in the alpine wilds of West Virginia, John Lescroart called my novel in his cover blurb an “Appalachian noir.” Later on, I heard the critics use the label in their articles on Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone, both the excellent film and book.

The same label, I suppose, could now be applied to my new standalone novel, Lake Charles, offering its similar noirish flavor. Lake Charles is set amid the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee during the 1970s...

For the rest, go here to my guest post on James Thompson's weblog JIMLAND:

http://tiny.cc/r8z2d

James Reasoner, has posted a favorable review of my new Appalachian noir, Lake Charles, at his weblog, Rough Edges. I'm a big fan of his modern Westerns. His good words mean a lot to me. You can get the lowdown right here:

http://tiny.cc/bmj26

FYI: My new Appalachian noir, Lake Charles is now out in Kindle (and other e-book formats):

http://tiny.cc/y4ayh

My new book Lake Charles received a favorable review from Bruce Grossman at Bookgasm today. Go here for the full scoop--->

http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/crime...

Ricky Ward has posted a nice review of my noir LAKE CHARLES: http://tiny.cc/0t7ae

"Lake Charles, Tennessee, the setting, and title, of my Appalachian noir, doesn’t exist as far as I know. The manmade body of water is a product of my imagination. Later, I discovered there is a Lake Charles in Louisiana while I was reading a title in James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux series, either The Tin Roof Blowdown or The Glass Rainbow.

But Charles just happens to be my middle name, and it fit nicely when I was looking for the name of my lake. Lake Charles takes place in the Great Smoky Mountains, where I’ve spent a fair amount of time."

For the the rest, please go here to my April guest post on the Bookbitch Weblog:

http://tiny.cc/32m8k

By Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles
"Nice addition to anyone’s summer beach reading schedule."
Florida Times-Union