International bestselling author Richard Godwin is interviewed by Edgar Award winning author Burl Barer and Howard Lapides about his new thriller noir book, SAVAGE HIGHWAY, and his writing process. Richard's new book follows the mystery of the disappearance of women from a truck stop on a remote highway in Arizona and was released by WildBlue Press of January 19th, 2016. Listen to the full interview … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin’s Noir Thriller SAVAGE HIGHWAY Takes Readers On A Ride To Hell
Women are disappearing on the highway, a drifter hunts the men who raped her, and a journalist discovers law has broken down and been replaced with something far more savage. On a remote highway in Arizona women are disappearing at truck stops. Journalist Johnny Sullivan travels to the area to investigate. He encounters hitchhiker Patty, who is being hunted by violent trucker Red. Patty tells Johnny of the local myth of the maniac trucker. … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin on the Trends in Crime Fiction
TRENDS IN CRIME FICTION, Richard Godwin. Savage Highway is about lawlessness and revenge, the breakdown of justice and disorder within the human psyche. Where does it sit in the crime fiction canon? Somewhere between James Lee Burke and Elmore Leonard. It is also about the frontier and its endurance within the American psyche. In a series of posts about the novel and writing generally I will look at what Savage Highway is about, and the … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin on His New Thriller Noir Novel SAVAGE HIGHWAY
Richard Godwin Discusses Lawlessness in Crime Fiction
LAWLESSNESS IN CRIME FICTION, Richard Godwin. An author frequently gets asked how did you come to write this book? In a way this post tackles that but in the wider context. This forms part of a series of posts about Savage Highway. I wrote Savage Highway because I wanted to explore lawlessness and injustice, but also for the reasons I discuss here. Historically debates about art and its cultural significance are thematically cloned … [Read more...]
Burl Barer’s HEADLOCK Receives Another Great Review
Burl Barer, Edgar-Award winning author of true crime and crime fiction, received another great review for his private eye novel, HEADLOCK, from the Miki's Hope blog on December 9th, 2015. Burl's rave-reviewed novel follows private eye author Jeff Reynolds as he attempts to solve a captivating mystery set in Walla Walla, Washington. The updated edition of HEADLOCK is being republished by WildBlue Press this December … [Read more...]
A Conversation With Richard Godwin: Author Interview for the A Twist of Noir Blog
"When I sit down to write a story I do not plan, sometimes it can start with a voice, a character talking, or an image, a variety of forms that seem to be demanding growth. Sometimes a story takes shape immediately and others need pruning." - Richard Godwin for A Twist of Noir on June 5th, 2012 Source: http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/conversation-with-richard-godwin.html Richard Godwin is know for his noir, mystery, and horror … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin’s A Thin Line Between Crime and Horror Fiction
"I was invited to share my thoughts with you about the line between crime and horror fiction. Many purists argue that they are two distinct forms. I disagree. My own writing has often been described as a blend of crime and horror fiction, and I want to look at what the connections are." - Richard Godwin for The Thrill Begins on April 12th, … [Read more...]
William Florence: The Origins of Max Blake
Back in the day when newspapers still prowled the earth, I was working for a metro in Oregon and had a serendipitous lunch one day with a couple of colleagues. We got to talking about books and genres and novelists, and what worked and didn’t, and folks who were in it for the long haul and those who were one-shot wonders. Louis L’Amour’s name came up, along with the eternal debate of whether a mere Western constitutes literature in any sense. It … [Read more...]
Cameron Bane Finds Inspiration Writing at Home and On the Road
From a young age the necessity of travel has always been a large part of my life. Therefore I’ve spent a lot of time on the road, in hotel lobbies, airport terminals, train stations, restaurants, and clubs. I’ve always enjoyed meeting people from different cultures and all walks of life. To quote Will Rogers, “I’ve never met a man I didn’t like.” Everything I’ve learned about them has become fodder for my writing. I’ve found inspiration from the … [Read more...]
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