Tim Hall is the author of the Bert Shambles Mysteries, a New Adult mystery series published by Cozy Cat Press. His crime fiction has appeared in THUGLIT, BIGnews, and Chicago Reader, and a story with S.A. Solomon will be featured in the upcoming Cannibal Cookbook anthology. He appears at industry and fan events throughout the year, including Malice Domestic, Deadly Ink, Noir at the Bar, BEA, KGB reading series, the Brooklyn Book Festival and many others.
Prior to signing with Cozy Cat Press in 2013 he had a long and colorful career as a journalist, musician, bike messenger and moving man–experiences which help shape his fiction and give his characters the humanity, humor and empathy that inspired Splice Today to call DEAD STOCK “one of the best novels of 2013.”
Tim was previously co-founder of the Outsider Writers Collective, and his journalism has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is an active member of the NY chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.
The Bert Shambles Mystery Series
Dead Stock
Tie Died
Publications, Reviews & Interviews
The Last Mortician in Heavy Metal #284 (12/16)
“Read Everything,” MWA-NY Website (11/16)
Not Even Joking, Creative Minds #16 (7/2016)
Chasing the Codex (group mystery) (11/2015)
“December 8, 1980” with Derek Marks – in Nights & Weekends (2015)
Crimefiction.fm interview (podcast) (6/2015)
“My Musing” (Dru’s Book Musing review of TIE DIED) (5/2015)
“Does your sleuth have a motto?” (Cozy Cat Blog) (2/2015)
“Selfie” in Thuglit #13 (9/2014)
Mysteristas Interview (9/2014)
“A Day in the Life of Bert Shambles,” Dru’s Book Musings (8/2014)
“Tim Takes 5 With Barbara Jean,” Welcome To Poppy Cove (2/2014)
“A Cozy Allegory in a Cozy Mystery”, Splice Today (12/2013)
Rantin’, Ravin’, and Reading (12/2013)
Great Escapes (12/2013)
Mysteries and Mayhem (12/2013)
Readings & Appearances
October 8, 2016
Bones ‘N Scones
Madison, NJ
May 1-3, 2016
Malice Domestic
Bethesda, MD
March 10, 2016
Inspired Word NYC
Parkside Lounge, NY NY
January 17, 2016
Noir at the Bar NYC
Shade Bar, NY NY
August 8, 2015
Deadly Ink Conference
New Brunswick, NJ
Panel: “Pros vs. Amateurs”
June 18, 2015
KGB Reading Series
June 12, 2015
Interview (CrimeFiction.fm)
Hosted by Stephen Campbell
June 7, 2015
TIE DIED Release Party
Shade Bar, NYC
(part of the Noir at the Bar NYC reading series)
May 29, 2015
Book Expo (MWA booth #2657)
Javits Center, NYC
Signing and giveaway
1-1:30 pm
May 24, 2015
“A Day in the Life With Aria Tortura” (Dru’s Book Musing)
Guest post
May 2, 2015
Malice Domestic “You Could Just Die Laughing”
Panel, 2pm
April 27, 2015
Kindle Release Party (Facebook)
All day
Earlier/Past Events:
Noir Bar Queens—Kew Gardens, NY (12/11/2014) (#MalthusianHarvesting)
CrimeCONN, Westport (10/25/2014)(Panel Mod.)
Noir At The Bar NYC (10/5/2014) (Selfie)
Brooklyn Book Festival—MWA table (9/2014)
Deadly Ink, New Brunswick (8/2014)
Union Hall, Brooklyn (6/2014) (Dead Stock)
KGB Reading Series, NYC (6/2014) (Dead Stock)
NY Public Library, “What’s Your Secret?” (5/2014)
Malice Domestic 26, Bethesda (5/2014) (Dead Stock)
Noir at the Bar, NYC (4/2014) (First Bank of Malice)
St. Mark’s Bookshop, NYC (1/2014) (Dead Stock)
The Oracle Club, LIC (10/2013) (Dead Stock)
Earlier Work
One Damn Thing After Another (2010)
How America Died (2009)
Full Of It (2008)
Triumph Of The Won’t (2006)
Half Empty (2005)
Representation
Bob Mecoy / Creative Book Services
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