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The Golem of Hollywood: A Talk with Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman

October 7, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

2014-10-04-JonathanandJesseKellermancJoanAllen-thumbJonathan Kellerman has written 43 books. Thirty seven of them have been novels; all have been bestsellers.  Twenty nine of the novels have featured Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who is a consultant to the LAPD.

Jesse Kellerman, Jonathan’s son, has written five novels. Two of them have been international bestsellers. He is also an award-winning playwright. Jonathan and Jesse have co-authored The Golem of Hollywood, a crime novel with elements of myth and the supernatural.

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Filed Under: About Books, book launch, creativity, crime, Huffington Post Column, Interviews, On Writing Tagged With: collaboration, Novelist, novels, playwright, writing

‘Strong Darkness” A Talk with Jon Land

September 29, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

Jon Land is the prolific author of 30 novels. He is well-known for his Blaine McCracken series among others, as well as nine standalone novels. His latest series involves Texas Ranger, Caitlin Strong. Her courage and tenacity repeatedly land her, along with her paramour Cort Wesley Masters, on perilous terrain.

In Strong Darkness, the sixth in the series, Caitlin pursues a serial killer whose bizarre method is eerily similar to that of the killer tracked by her great-grandfather and Judge Roy Bean, 130 years earlier. But there’s much more going on. Her boyfriend’s son is beaten half to death at Brown University. The investigation leads Caitlin back to Texas and to a high-tech company whose founder, Li Zhen, has been awarded a contract to build the U.S.’s 5G network. Zhen is associated with the Triads, the powerful and deadly Chinese mob. An immense conspiracy is underway—one with mass murder and economic disaster as its goals. The pernicious plot could cause the deaths of millions of Americans, and bring about China’s total domination of the United States.

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Filed Under: About Books, crime, Huffington Post Column, Interviews Tagged With: a character's evolution, action scenes, History, the Old West, thrillers

Murder 101: A Talk with Faye Kellerman

September 24, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

2014-09-23-FayeKellermancredittoKarenMiller-thumbFaye Kellerman is the bestselling author of twenty-six novels, twenty-two of which feature the husband and wife team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. Faye and her husband, Jonathan Kellerman, are the only married couple ever to appear on the New York Times bestseller list simultaneously for two different novels.

 Murder101 is the twenty-second Decker-Lazarus novel. Peter is now retired from the LAPD. He and Rina have moved to a small town in upstate New York, to be closer to their four adult children and foster son. Peter works for the Greenbury Police Department, which usually involves little more than dealing with college-town problems. A possible break-in at the local cemetery where a mausoleum’s Tiffany panels have been stolen and replaced by forgeries, leads to drastic consequences, including two brutal murders. As a former LAPD detective, Decker is called on to investigate a case that has far-reaching implications.

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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good: A Talk with Jan Karon

September 3, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

2014-08-30-JanKaroncCandaceFreelandLarge-thumbNine years ago, Jan Karon, the author of the hugely popular Mitford series of novels, announced that Light from Heaven (2005) would be the last Mitford book. Now, she’s back with a new Mitford novel featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh and his wife Cynthia, along with the rest of their family, neighbors and friends set in this fictional North Carolina town. The series has sold many millions of books and there’s no doubt that untold numbers of Jan Karon fans are ecstatic about the publication of Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good.

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Filed Under: About Books, Aging, creativity, Huffington Post Column, Interviews, On Writing Tagged With: Love, ordinary life, retirement, the Mitford series, writing

Wars of the Roses: A Talk with Conn Iggulden

July 23, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

2014-07-19-ConnIggulden-thumbConn Iggulden is internationally known for his historical fiction. He’s written the Emperor series about the life of Julius Caesar, and the Conqueror series, based on the lives of Mongol warlords.  He’s also written a series of children’s books called The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Now, he’s begun the Wars of the Roses series with the first of three books, Stormbird. This series focuses on the betrayals and machinations behind the story of the two royal families who plunged England into one of the most bloody and brutal periods of British history.

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Filed Under: About Books, Huffington Post Column, Interviews, novel, On Writing, thriller, war Tagged With: Genghis Khan, Henry VI, historical fiction, House of Lancaster, House of York, Julius Caesar, Tudors, War of the Roses

A Talk with Peter James and Ian Rankin

July 15, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

Peter James and Ian Rankin are among the foremost writers in the UK. Internationally acclaimed, their books have been translated into dozens of languages, and are regularly on best-seller lists.

Peter James has written 25 best-sellers. His most famous character is Brighton-based Detective, Roy Grace.

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Suspicion: A Talk with Joseph Finder

May 28, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

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Joseph Finder has a background every thriller novelist would love to have. He spent his early childhood living around the world. He majored in Russian studies at Yale, where he was Phi Beta Kappa; completed a master’s degree at the Harvard Russian Research Center, and then taught at Harvard University. He was recruited to the CIA, but decided he preferred writing.

His first book was published when he was only 24, and he’s gone on to write critically acclaimed thrillers such as Extraordinary Powers, The Zero Hour, and High Crimes which went on to Hollywood filmdom. In 2004, his novel Paranoia, which focused on corporate ruthlessness, corruption and conspiracy, became a huge bestseller. His awards include The Barry and Gumshoe, and The International Thriller Writers Award for his novel, Killer Instinct. His latest, just-released novel isSuspicion.

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Show Me The Money

April 26, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

I was asked to evaluate psychiatrically, Mr. Smith, a Workers Compensation claimant. While working in construction, he struck his head, sustaining a brief loss of consciousness. At a nearby hospital, he was examined, x-rayed, had an MRI and follow up examinations. No abnormalities were noted.

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My Feelings About Animals

April 4, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

DogWhen I look at the faces of my dogs, I see innocence and love. I see loyalty beyond comprehension. I see everything good about living in the world; and seeing them each day enriches my life to a degree that is indescribable. I truly believe the sentiments of Schopenhauer are correct:

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A Book and a Chat with Barry Eva

March 27, 2014 by Mark Rubinstein Leave a Comment

I was on Barry Eva’s podcast, “A Book and a Chat.” Bu clicking on the link below, you can hear the entire interview.

Mark, thank you for being such a great guest on today’s program, the show went really well and we both enjoyed it, which is always a very important thing and makes the time just fly by. It was such fun to chat about so many different subjects, thank you so much.

You can listen to the show (as I am now) at this location where all the archived shows are kept

Best Wishes,
Barry Eva

http://tinyurl.com/m9xb7fs

We talk about reading, writing, and about various books.

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