E-book
And speaking of ebooks, it would be remiss of me not to mention Discount Noir, edited by Steve Weddle and Patricia Abbott. It’s a dandy collection of more than 40 flash stories, all under a thousand words and all set in a great big discount chain store that in no way resembles any actual chain store that you might think of when reading them. Disclaimer: I have a story in this one, along with James Reasoner, Ed Gorman, Chris Grabenstein, and a host of others. My story brings back a couple of characters from my Edgar-nominated “Cranked,” in case you were wondering.
"For me, the books I read were the call—the call to adventure, to thinking, to acknowledging other points of view. But to complete the ritual, I needed to respond."
I am surrounded by books. Every room, every space in my large, sprawling 1750s house is full of books...
Our history and experiences can define us, inspire our actions, and as writers impact our words and stories. Mine most definitely has: my father was a small-time gangster. Really.
"My ah-ha moment came when I read The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.... That was it for me – I was off to the races."
Nietzsche once wrote, “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”
"Mystery books were daring and exciting, firing up my imagination and making me yearn to become a girl detective or even a secret agent. They also empowered me to make up impromptu ghost stories around the campfire for my Girl Scout troop and sneak into the cemetery at night on a dare."
Fire and Ashes, the latest Angela Richman Death Investigator mystery, is an exploration of a fatal fire. To research this novel, Viets delved into the devastating consequences of junk science and arson investigations.
