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I was born in Minneapolis, but moved to Ramsey,
a northern suburb, when I was very young. My city of birth
had already begun to develop its reputation of "Murderapolis"
due to rising crime. My parents felt that the northern suburbs,
with its copious amounts of methamphetamines, would be a far
more suitable place to raise a child. Despite the photo you
see above, I assure you my childhood was clean and fairly
uneventful.
I've always had an affinity for writing. In
grade school I circulated my own hand-written newspaper complete
with crossword and logic puzzles I had created myself. I wrote
a number of short stories that, as it turns out, were quite
bad. But I continued working at it, and by the time I was
in high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer.
I spent most of college trying to figure out
what kind of writer I wanted to be. My first major project
was a screenplay called "A Rock & Roll Fantasy"
about a scientist who develops a radio so powerful it rips
a hole through the space/time continuum, sending him to an
ancient jungle full of mythical creatures. The scientist introduces
the natives to the music of Styx, Journey, Rush, Black Sabbath,
and so on. The music from the radio influences the native
beings so strongly to the point of causing war, meanwhile
the scientist simply tries to find his way home. I'm still
waiting for the Weinsteins to buy up the screenplay.
Around the same time, David Sedaris and Sarah
Vowell burst into popularity, and I fell in love with the
idea of putting creative twists on small topics in everyday
life. I immediately went to work on writing a full-length
memoir in which each chapter utilized a pop culture theme
to analyze day to day life. That work in still in progress,
and someday I hope to unleash it upon the world.
I've always read numerous books of every genre,
but I became particularly interested in crime fiction after
reading "Fletch" by Gregory McDonald and then watching
the Chevy Chase film. My initial reaction was, "I really
like this," which soon developed into, "I think
I can do this," which quickly became, "I think I
can do even better." Fast-pacing, sharp dialogue, numerous
twists and turns - I knew I could take all of those elements
and add my own twist. I wanted to create a series that had
an element of pop culture. Thus, Doyle Malloy, Specialist
in Celebrity Cases, was born.
"A Grand Ol' Murder" is Doyle's first
adventure, and I can tell you with certainty that he has many
more to come. I really hope you enjoy the first book and take
the journey with him.
xoxo
Brian
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