A number of characters die in my new novel, Angel Baby. Ooops! Was that a spoiler? Well, it’ll be the last one, I promise. Anyway, from the beginning I knew that I wanted one particular death in the book to stand out, to resonate, to hurt. For inspiration, I returned to a few literary “last [...]
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You Are Here: Mapping Richard Lange’s Angel Baby
May 15, 2013 in Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Uncategorized
In my new novel, Angel Baby, Luz, the beautiful, young wife of a Mexican drug lord, makes a mad dash for freedom that takes her from Tijuana, Mexico to Compton, CA. The story unfolds in actual locations, and I’ve called out some of the more interesting sites on the map below. Body armor recommended if [...]
Start Reading Angel Baby
May 14, 2013 in Excerpts, Mulholland Authors
Happy publication day to Richard Lange’s ANGEL BABY! In Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Lange’s explosive new thriller, a woman on the run, a brutal crime lord, and three desperate men collide. Praised in Mystery Scene as “a truly great read [with] the momentum of rolling thunder,” raved in Kirkus as “sharply calibrated and affecting,” and hailed [...]
The Lineup: Links for David Morrell’s Murder as a Fine Art
May 09, 2013 in Mulholland Authors, Weekly links
David Morrell’s Victorian thriller MURDER AS A FINE ART features Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter, Emily, matching wits with a killer the likes of which London has never before seen. With less than a week on sale, Morrell’s newest has been raking in amazing reviews. Tina Jordan raved of the book in Entertainment Weekly: “MURDER [...]
Start Reading Point & Shoot
Apr 30, 2013 in Excerpts, Mulholland Authors
The day has finally come–the long-awaited conclusion to the Charlie Hardie series, POINT & SHOOT, is now on sale in bookstores everywhere. Can’t wait until the workday ends to get your fix? Take a sneak peek at the opening pages of the award-winning Hardie trilogy’s slam-bang final chapter. Then go pick up a copy already! [...]
J.J. Abrams’ Next Project, a Novel, to be Published by Mulholland Books
Apr 29, 2013 in Books, Industry News, Mulholland Authors, Mulholland News
S. A NOVEL Written by Doug Dorst, based on a story by J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams has created, written, produced, or directed groundbreaking television shows such as the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning Lost and Alias, and Felicity and blockbuster films such as Star Trek, Cloverfield, Super 8, and Mission: Impossible. His work is renowned [...]
Thomas De Quincey and Murder as a Fine Art: A Conversation with David Morrell and Robert Morrison
Apr 29, 2013 in Fiction, Mulholland Authors
Robert Morrison: I love the idea behind Murder as a Fine Art. John Williams commits a series of sensational killings in 1811. Thomas De Quincey writes his most powerful essay about the killings in 1854. Somebody reads De Quincey on Williams and decides to produce his own version of the killings, far exceeding them in [...]
The Lineup: You by Austin Grossman Edition
Apr 19, 2013 in Mulholland Authors, Weekly links
Austin Grossman has been all over the ‘net this past week to celebrate the publication of YOU, his new novel of mystery, videogames, and the people who create them. Check out Austin’s photo essay “Seven Myths about Videogames and the Seven Games that Prove them Wrong” on Huffington Post for Austin’s picks on some of the [...]
The top five moments of my video gaming life, or, Du côté de chez Questor
Apr 18, 2013 in Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors, Mulholland News, Video Games
Austin Grossman’s YOU has been praised in the Boston Globe as “razor sharp…a smart meditation on the nature of gaming” and by Tom Bissell in Harper’s as “some of the most startling, acute writing on video games yet essayed.” Find it in bookstores everywhere or pick it up from your e-tailer of choice this week! [...]
Doggone Justice
Apr 15, 2013 in Guest Posts, Mulholland Authors
Did you know today is Joe R. Lansdale Appreciation Day? To tie in with Horror Novel Reviews‘ day-long celebration, we’ll be reposting our greatest-of posts about Joe’s work and a few from the legend himself. Things have changed. The world has evolved. A punch in the mouth ain’t what it used to be. Once you were more apt [...]
