Sean Chercover Interview

Suspect: Sean Chercover
Known Aliases: Shifty Canuck, Secret New Yorker...
Occupation: Writer, Troublemaker
Last Known Location: Chicago, IL & Toronto, Canada


Listen in as Sean talks about tackling "The Outfit" (no, not the blog) in his 2008 Shamus award winning debut, Big City, Bad Blood, his hot-off-the-presses follow-up, Trigger City, and the strange (and alcohol induced) genesis of P.I. Ray Dudgeon's name. Sean also reveals his dirty little culinary secret...the traitor!







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Up Next: Declan Burke

Victor Gischler Interview

Suspect: Victor Gischler
Known Aliases: Mr. Apocalypso (yes, I made that up)
Occupation: Writer, College professor
Last Known Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Listen in as Victor talks about his latest novel, Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse, his "Gun Quartet" crime novels, the Punisher comic extravaganza and his founding involvement (or lack thereof) with Plots with Guns. Victor also reveals his picks to star in the movie version of Go-Go Girls and the five, er...six essential items for the Post-Apocalyptic Survival Kit. And, an IFQ first! Gischler fails to produce 3 titles on his TBR pile and is forced to answer a dreaded penalty question.





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Up Next: Sean Chercover

J. D. Rhoades Interview

Suspect: J. D. Rhoades
Known Aliases: Dusty Rhoades (he wouldn't cop to any others)
Occupation: Lawyer, Columnist and Writer
Last Known Location: Carthage, N.C.

Listen in as J.D. talks about his latest standalone thriller, Breaking Cover, what's in the works with his Jack Keller series, and his growing interest in writing for comics. He also reveals the location of the best barbecue in North Carolina and which fictional character he'd least like to meet in a dark alley.


To hear J.D. read the first chapter of Breaking Cover, click here.

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Up Next: Victor Gischler

Anthony Neil Smith Interview

Suspect: Anthony Neil Smith
Known Aliases: The Enforcer, Dubh, Opinionated Jackass
Occupation: Writer, Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Southwest Minnesota University (whew!)
Last Known Location: The Great White North...er, southern Minnesota


Listen in as Neil talks about his latest book, Yellow Medicine and the revival of the infamous e-zine, Plots with Guns. He also reveals who he'd tap to write the score for The Drummer: The Musical, admits to having seen a few musicals himself, and discloses his dangerous lack of familiarity of mukluks.




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Up Next: J.D. Rhoades

Ian Rankin Interview

The Bloody Scots - Part 5

Suspect: Ian Rankin
Known Aliases: King of Tartan Noir, God
Occupation: Writer
Last Known Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Listen in as Ian talks about his Inspector Rebus series, the recent explosion in the Scottish arts scene, and how his years in London and France influenced his use of Edinburgh in his books. He also reveals what fictional characters he'd pay good money to see in a cage fight and the weirdest question he's ever been asked in an interview (and no, it wasn't one of mine).


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Up Next: Anthony Neil Smith

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Just an FYI...

My external hard drive crashed - the one with all my music & my editing program on it! So...Ian Rankin's interview won't be available until late this week. Gotta wait for the new hard drive to arrive, then try to rescue all the stuff off the crashed drive. Blah, blah, techie badness, blah. Fingers crossed the transfer from dying drive to brand-spanking new drive goes off without a hitch-a-rootie.

Ray Banks Interview

The Bloody Scots - Part 4

Name: Ray Banks
Known Aliases: Knucklebuster, DangerBalls
Occupation: Writer, Day Job Drone
Last Known Location: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England (but he was born in Scotland...swear!)

Listen in as Ray talks about his Cal Innes P.I. series (Saturday's Child, Donkey Punch, No More Heroes, etc.), what kinds of characters he likes and the challenges of writing a P.I. novel set in the U.K. He also reveals his leading picks for "Saturday's Child: On Ice," the P.I. cliche that needs to be retired, and explains how he'd manage the caber toss with his giant coconuts.

*Lovely (and evidently rare) photo of smiley Ray by Mary Regan.

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Up Next: Ian Rankin