Florida crime writers : 24 interviews / edited by Steve Glassman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glassman, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews.

Novelists, American.

Florida.

Novelists, American--Florida--Interviews.

Detective and mystery stories--Authorship.

Detective and mystery stories.

Florida--In literature.

Crime in literature.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

viii, 242 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]

Summary:

"This book examines Florida crime novelists through interviews with several contemporary mystery writers, all of whom have based many of their stories in the Keys, Miami, the Everglades, or other locations throughout the state. Organized alphabetically, separate entries give a biographical sketch of each author before a transcript of each interview"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Nancy Bartholomew, Panhandle Mystery Writer / April Van Camp 7

James O. Born, Crime Novelist and Career Cop / Steve Glassman 16

Nancy J. Cohen, Writer of Soft-Boiled Mysteries / Steve Glassman 24

Tom Corcoran, Key West Crime Writer / Mary Beth Ellis 32

Tim Dorsey, Satirical Crime Writer Extraordinaire / Richard McKee 40

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Award-Winning Hispanic Mystery Novelist / Cynthia Davis 50

James W. Hall, Maverick Master of the Keys and South Florida / Rick Hofer 58

Vicki Hendricks / South Florida Noir Specialist, Ellen Smith 64

Stuart Kaminsky, Midwestern-Florida Crime Master / Cal Branche 74

Jonathon King, Edgar-Winning Mystery Novelist / Cal Branche 88

Christine Kling, Writer of South Florida Nautical Crime / Dan McGavin 102

Paul Levine, Attorney, Novelist, and Television Mystery Writer / Cal Branche 113

Michael Lister, Prison Chaplain and Novelist / Matthew McLendon 119

John Lutz, Sometime Florida Crime Writer / Anna Lillios 128

Bob Morris, Central Florida Journalist and Mystery Novelist / Hank Raulerson 137

Barbara Parker, Mistress of Crime Writing / Claudia Slate 150

Nancy Pickard, Socially Conscious Crime Writer / Nancy M. Shelton 161

Aileen Schumacher, Author of Historical Crime Fiction / Amy Gottfried 170

Les Standiford, Florida Crime Novelist and Nonfiction Writer / Steve Glassman 181

James Swain, Magical Mystery Writer / Cal Branche 192

Elaine Viets, Classy Crime Writer / Melanie Brown 195

M. Diane Vogt, Author of Florida Legal Mysteries / Ellen Smith 203

Randy Wayne White, Naturalist and Crime Writer / Bill Ott 212

Dirk Wyle, Author of Scientific Crime Novels / Ellen Smith 222.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786430833

0786430834

OCLC:

167517028