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My Review of Don Winslow’s “The Force”

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

It’s a thing now–books, movies, and TV shows that ask us to sympathize with, and even root for, dirty cops. Of course, we’ve long been accustomed to characters like Dirty Harry, Martin Riggs and John Luther, fictional cops who broke … Continue reading →

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“My Bookish Ways” Interviews Me About My New Crime Novel, “A Scourge of Vipers”

Posted on April 14, 2015 by

The following interview first appeared on the My Bookish Ways website: Will you tell us a little about A Scourge of Vipers and what we can expect from Liam Mulligan this time around? The action begins when Rhode Island’s colorful … Continue reading →

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Why I Never Outline My Novels, Preferring to Discover The Story As I Go Along

Posted on April 3, 2015 by

Some novelists outline their plots before they start to write. Others don’t. There’s no right way to do it. Each writer does what’s best for him or her. I never outline my hard-boiled crime novels. In this guest blog I … Continue reading →

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