Making crime pay, by the word

Mario here:

Last week, one of my favorite authors, Robert Crais, was in town promoting his newest novel, The First Rule.  It's always a treat to see Crais again.  At his signing, he read the less incendiary emails from readers who chastised him, and his Louisiana public school education, for using "bring" instead of "take."   Crais discussed the emotional development of his main character, bad-ass Joe Pike, and how the influx of foreign gangs into L.A. shaped the creation of this story.






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