The following article was originally written by Lawrence Block for his Chinese publisher, but it will be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered about the locations mentioned in Block’s books in New York City. A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF is now available in paperback–don’t miss out on Block’s “elegaic….lament for all the [...]
Category Archive for ‘Guest Posts’ 
On Writing A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Feb 01, 2012 in Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Writing
Today Mulholland Books celebrates the paperback publication of A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF! Missed out on the “totally gripping….Great American Crime Novel” (Time) the first time around? Now’s your chance! Larry’s essay on writing A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF follows. I was afraid I might be done writing about Matthew Scudder. I’d certainly spent [...]
On the Almost-Forgotten Gem The Outfit
Jan 31, 2012 in Film, Guest Posts
I first saw The Outfit one Sunday night about thirty years ago on the local ABC affiliate, which ran old movies after the late news. I was a film major at the University of Maryland at the time. Back then there were fewer sources of film information (no internet, no IMDB), so if you had [...]
A Review of Edge of Dark Water
Jan 30, 2012 in Books, Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
This review was originally published on Tom Piccirilli’s website The Cold Spot. EDGE OF DARK WATER hits bookstores March 23. We all know Joe Lansdale can do it all. He’s written thrillers, westerns, young adult, and horror novels, as well as fusions containing elements of each. His latest, EDGE OF DARK WATER, is more or less [...]
The O’Loughlin Files
Jan 27, 2012 in Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
Need a cheat sheet on Joe O’Loughlin before you dive into the just-released Mulholland Books paperback edition of SHATTER or the upcoming BLEED FOR ME? Curious how a series writers keeps all the those character traits in order? Check out the below dossier on the principle characters from Robotham’s acclaimed psychological thrillers. Name: Professor Joseph [...]
Walking Through a Killer’s Mind
Jan 26, 2012 in Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
Today marks the on-sale date of Mulholland Books’ paperback edition of SHATTER by Michael Robotham–the first time the acclaimed psychological thriller has been published in the format. To celebrate the release, Michael Robotham has written an essay about the origins of series protagonist Joe O’Loughlin that looks back on his debut in SUSPECT and returns [...]
Italian Mayhem
Jan 23, 2012 in Film, Guest Posts
Today Mulholland Books celebrate the publication of George Pelecanos’ new novel WHAT IT WAS with a guest post by George on films from the 1970s, the era in which his newest is set. WHAT IT WAS is available as an ebook for only 99 cents for one month only. A trade paperback edition is also [...]
Which Handgun Should You Use for a Murder?
Jan 20, 2012 in Guest Posts
If we go by movies and TV, murders are most frequently committed with semi-automatic pistols in either 9mm or .45 caliber. Whether it’s a crime of passion, a gangbanger spray-down, or a calculated assassination, the camera prefers the sleek, sexy lines of a semi-automatic over the bulkier revolver. Novels too seem to contain an overwhelming [...]
Review: Choke Hold by Christa Faust
Jan 19, 2012 in Guest Posts
Christa Faust’s last novel, Money Shot, is a Saturn 5 booster rocket of a novel. Filled with an atomic energy that makes every inch of clever prose swell, and an edgy, funny realism that makes its subject matter sing, it’s also the novel that introduced crime readers to Angel Dare. Tough and clever, she was [...]
Pulling Weeds
Jan 17, 2012 in Guest Posts, Writing
People frequently ask how it was that I became a writer. The answer surprises them. “Pulling weeds,” I say, and then watch their face go blank. But it’s true. My love of books developed from an abhorrence of gardening, specifically my mother’s favorite punishment. She’d make my nine brothers and sisters and I pull weeds. [...]
