One of the most original and outspoken voices now writing, James Elroy,  “The Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction” earned great respect and loyal fans from his L.A. Quartet The Black Dalhia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. He joins me to talk about his latest, Blood’s A Rover, and about his life which is rich, dark and fascinating. A character in the best sense of the word. . . .you’d best hold on to your seats for this one.

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Originally Aired in 2004; One of the most remarkable writers to come along in recent years Alexander McCall Smith is widely erudite and has written more than 60 books including his wildly popular No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. His books range from the academic to children’s books. . . this charming and witty man is enormously well-traveled, a veritable fountain of words, ideas, and information. Absolutely delightful!

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Rare books, dead women, and fabulously rich benefactors of the Library can all be found in Linda Fairstein’s new suspense novel, “Lethal Legacy,” which takes place on Manhattan’s upper East Side. Given that Linda and I both live there and love books we found a lot to chat about.

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His book, In the Shadow of the Master, might just as well refer to Michael who is considered by many to be just that a master of the tough guy crime novels. Check him out.

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Meg’s book The Dirty Secrets Club would be spoiled if I told you more. Listen in!

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In this exchange Carol talks about her book Zapped, which hit the New York Times best-seller list and received wonderful reviews. Carol is always a hoot and fun to be with.

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Heywood is one of our best screen-writers. FORT APACHE THE BRONX, is one of his films and you will doubtless recognize many others. He is also a wonderful character, street-smart and amusing, and good at what he does. If you are into screen-writing you really should catch this interview.

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One of America’s great legal experts on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. Linda talks about her latest book Killer Heat.

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