Detective fiction is a tough racket; the readers have TBR lists stretching back a hundred years. I know because I am exactly the same -- most of my physical and electronic books are from the 30's and 40's, so I'm doubly appreciative when GAD fans buy my books. October was my best month yet. Thank… Continue reading Rollout of The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire
Though Dick Markham and Lesley Grant are blissfully in love, they have the misfortune of being the main characters in a John Dickson Carr novel. Those ominous clouds above them in chapter one threaten a lot more than rain. The couple... But I'm beginning to discuss the plot, which is not my intention. (There are… Continue reading A Spoiler-Filled Look at the Locked-Room Murder in Till Death Do Us Part
We always begin with my horrible, ugly sketches. It's sad how many hours I spend on them. I wanted to play with reflections. The Vampire, of course, leaves no reflection. In a nod to the author/reader agreement barring supernatural explanations, I decided to do it anyway. But I cannot draw a reflection (I tried), so… Continue reading Cover Evolution of Vampire
First off, I've been so busy lately that I forgot to post about my appearance on The Invisible Event's superb podcast In Gad We Trust. We discussed some of my favorite tropes. You can listen to it here. Second of all, The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire is out now at an Amazon… Continue reading Third Book Release
He pointed at the corpse. “That is not a body, but rather an echo reverberating within the crime scene and pleading with us to see past death’s ghastliness toward the elegance of truth. By God, we shall. We shall concatenate, crumb by crumb, one undeniable intimation at a time.” He stamped out his half-smoked cigarette.… Continue reading Thirteen Days
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