Justin Peacock a Yale Law graduate sets his legal suspense novel, “Blind Man’s Alley,” in the thrilling  world of contemporary New York Real Estate, complete with Simon Roth head of a real-estate dynasty, underworld figures, and an alluring femme fatale. Join Justin and me as I question Justin and his  romain a clef for all the allusive Trumps and Dursts which I believe are buried in the story, and get to know Justin in the process.

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Everyone knows Steig Larsson, but Camilla Lackberg another young Swedish writer was voted Swedish Writer of the Year for 2005. Her crime books have already sold a million and a half copies and with the publication of The Ice Princess, these figures will undoubtedly be eclipsed. Camilla had been called Sweden’s new Agatha Christie and indeed while she is charming and engaging, and sweet as sugar, she takes her blood and dagger writing very seriously. Tune in and meet one of Sweden’s best young writers.

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David Morrell, creator of “Rambo,” and an old buddy of mine, who once set one of his characters in my apartment, stops by to discuss his new book The Shimmering and tell me about Thrillerfest in NYC where he is being honored by the likes of Joseph Finder, Clive Cussler, and dozens of other great suspense writers. During the interview David discloses how his son died 20 years ago from bone cancer sending him into a horrible depressive spiral and how recently his 14 year old granddaughter Natalie has just been diagnosed with the same disease. David is nothing if not courageous, and tells me how at the age of 66 he has just received his pilot’s license and hopes one day to take Natalie flying with him. Tune in and visit with us and find out what else this scholar adventurer has to say.

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Nelson, who is a longtime friend of mine, and one of the great contemporary thriller writers, talks about Gate House, the sequel to The Gold Coast which many consider among his finest books. Nelson in addition to being a fantastic suspense writer is also a riot. Funny as all get out.

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Larry Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993, but readers everywhere already knew this. Stuart Woods once told me he learned much of what he knows from Larry Block. Larry has written so many books that it is difficult to keep up with them: the Bernie Rhodenbarr series; the Matthew Scudder series: The Evan Tanner series; Chip Harrison books, Keller books, Hitman books, and so on and so on. Larry is just terrific as a writer and as a friend, and I might add funny to boot. Here he talks about a volume of his early stories in which you can already see the magic of his pen. Fun interview.

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A dear friend Larry  Block is not only prolific, he is a total professional. Even his Hitman character is a professional. And Larry writes with wry humor as well as suspense. Stuart Woods once told me that he learned everything he knew about writing from Lawrence Block. What is interesting is that Larry is as interesting speaking as he is writing.

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Often called the Queen of Suspense, and paid mega millions for her efforts, Mary Higgins Clark is not only one of our world class story tellers, who sells more books than there are people, but she is one of the nicest and most interesting ladies you will ever meet. I love her, and treasure her friendship. Get to know Mary here on my show…you will not regret it.

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Baldacci is a master thriller writer. . . Absolute Power, The Camel Club. Here is talks about STONE COLD.

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