“The Last Mortician” in Heavy Metal

I’m pleased to announce that my collaboration with artist Dean Haspiel, “The Last Mortician,” has appeared in the amazing Heavy Metal Magazine. The Last Mortician in Heavy Metal #284

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Surround Sound

Growing up there wasn’t much music in the house. My parents had a low-end phonograph that was never used except to occasionally play Sing Along With Mitch or the Irish Rovers’ Unicorn album. Still, as the 70s progressed the lure of album-oriented rock eventually consumed my brother and me, and we both turned to the forlorn phonograph…

Noir at the Bar NYC 1/17/16

I’m thrilled to be a part of the amazing NOIR AT THE BAR reading series again, this coming January 17th at Shade Bar in NYC. This will be my third time appearing at N@tB; this time I’ll be doing a tag team reading with S.A. Solomon, my collaborator on an upcoming story for the CANNIBAL…

Chasing The Codex

I’m excited to be part of my first group mystery–co-written with 23 or so other Cozy Cat Press authors. Half the proceeds are going to a wonderful charity (Pets for the Elderly). The print version is available as of today, and the Kindle and other ebook versions are coming any day. More info at Amazon…

Cozy Fan

Always nice to see a new cozy site. CozyFan.com

Blog Talk Radio w/ Amy Beth Arkawy

Amy kindly invited me on her radio show. We discuss literature in the age of self-publishing, promotion, and the genesis of Bert Shambles and the Bert Shambles Mysteries. https://player.cinchcast.com/?show_id=8020147&assettype=single&version=2.0&version=2.0&platformId=1 Check Out Culture Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Amy Beth Arkawy on BlogTalkRadio with The Amy Beth Arkawy Show on BlogTalkRadio

Deadly Ink 2015

It was another fantastic Deadly Ink. I sat on two panels–the first, “Pros Vs. Amateurs”, covered the difference between using a professional (cop, PI, etc.) as a protagonist versus an amateur. It was moderated by Jane Cleland, who did an absolutely fantastic job. The other panelists were Sheila York, R.G. Belsky, Annette Dashofy and After…

Deadly Ink Conference

I’ll be appearing at Deadly Ink 2015 on Saturday, August 8th, as part of the “Pros Vs. Amateurs” panel. I’ll be talking about Bert Shambles and why I love the amateur sleuth genre so much. The conference once again will be here: Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Two Albany Street New Brunswick, NJ I had a really nice…

Quantity Is Quality

Originally posted on The Cozy Cat Chronicles:
SIMENON, Georges, 1963, Ecrivain (F) © ERLING MANDELMANN © Recently I made the mistake of reading about Georges Simenon. He’s one of my favorite writers, but I didn’t know much about his life until recently. I’ve been in something of a funk ever since. It’s always tricky reading…

MWA at BEA

I’ll be at the Mystery Writers of America booth (#2657) all day tomorrow, Friday, May 29th, and signing from 1-1:30pm. Drop by and say hello!

“My Musing” —Dru on TIE DIED

This was a very good read that had me rooting for Bert Shambles in this entertaining whodunit. Read the rest here.

A Day in the Life With Aria Tortura

Anthony Award-nominated Dru’s Book Musing has a guest post by Aria Tortura. Also a giveaway for a lucky commenter!

A Day in the Life with Aria Tortura

A look at Bert Shambles, from the woman who has to put up with him, over at Dru’s Book Musings. Dru also had nice things to say about TIE DIED: Poor Bert, he tries so hard. I like the author’s approach in the telling of this story and I can’t wait to see what befalls…

Seth Kushner Fundraiser

My friend and collaborator Seth Kushner recently passed away after a heroic year-long battle with leukemia. His beautiful wife and son must now contend with the slow-moving grief of their loss coupled with the fast-moving realities of bills and expenses. In addition to contributing to the family’s GoFundMe campaign, I’ll be donating 100% of all net…

Goodreads Giveaway!

Goodreads Book Giveaway Tie Died by Tim Hall Giveaway ends May 28, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to Win