I just finished FPW's latest RJ short, "Interlude at Duane's." Terrific! Great RJ fixit story.
I can't wait to dig into the rest of "Thriller, Stories to Keep You Up at Night." It's the book about which FPW and others spoke at the Barnes and Noble signing tonight.
The panel at the signing included F. Paul Wilson, Eric Van Lustbader, MJ Rose and James Siegel. An audience member asked an interesting question...which thriller would each of the authors consider his/her favorite? The answers were as varied as the speakers and proved the panel's point that the range of what could be considered a thriller is limited only by imagination.
FPW said "A Tale of Two Cities," not considered a thriller by most. According to Paul, the story arcs of the characters against the dramatic backdrop of rebellion were "enviable."
MJ Rose picked "Rebecca," another unusal take on what could be considered a thriller.
James Siegel's choice of John Le Carre's "Smiley's People" and "Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy" would fall into the more standard thriller fare.
Eric Van Lustbader said "Dracula."
Interesting choices, eh?
Perhaps most dramatic was the loud, vibrant storm that blew up as the group was in the midst of discussion. The lightning flared and the thunder rolled, a perfect scrim against which to watch the panel of thriller writers share their thoughts.
James Rollins, Douglas Preston, David Morrell, Lincoln Child and Lee Child are just some of the 32 authors who've written a short story for the anthology.
I've got some great reading ahead of me tonight.
I'll be posting a few pics taken this evening. Cobalt and her son, Daniel, were there, as was Bluesman Mike.
And best of all, Mary Wilson was there, too. It was great playing catch up with her.
All in all, it was a fun evening.
Reading is freedom.
The mind soars, no earthly cares,
no limitations.
A Maggers Haiku, 2005
Years ago my mother used to say to me... "In this world, Elwood, you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant."
Well, for years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.
Elwood P. Dowd