Note: Chris Grabenstein will be one of the Guests of Honor at Sleuthfest, March 1 - 3, 2012. He's the author of the John Ceepak series, for which he won the Anthony Award for "Best First Mystery." JCS: Chris, I know that unlike most authors, you didn't just get a wild idea and start writing. Before you started your Cepak series, you studied James Patterson's success. What sorts of decisions did you make? How have they worked for you? … [Read more...] about Keep It Spare and Lean: An Interview with Chris Grabenstein
Chris Grabenstein
Murder in the Magic City
Can Murder Make Us Laugh? was the name of our panel, the last panel of the day in Birmingham, Alabama, where Margaret Fenton and her friends made all of us authors feel real Southern hospitality.The verdict? Well, you bet it can! Sue Ann Jaffarian was our moderator. I appeared with Rosemary Harris and Chris Grabenstein.Ask me about my dead armadillo. Go ahead. Ask me...I guess I was making a point.From left to right, starting in the front: Mary … [Read more...] about Murder in the Magic City
