Get inside the minds of your fave crime authors!
CourtTV’s series Murder By The Book is back!
In case you missed it last year, the hour-long show is narrated by popular mystery authors who tell true stories of crimes they’ve witnessed or been involved with and that subsequently inspired them to write. For example, James Ellroy kicked off last season’s series with his chilling tale of the still-unsolved murder of his mother in a suburb of Los Angeles when he was a child, and how it has haunted him throughout his life.
Other episodes from last season featured a different author each week and included stories from both Faye and Jonathan Kellerman, Lisa Scottoline, and Michael Connelly. This season, best-selling authors such as Sandra Brown, Harlan Coben, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Elizabeth George, and many others, get to tell their stories.
The show is full of drama and reenactments, documentary footage, and the author’s insights; it will hook you if you’ve ever wanted to get inside the mind of a successful mystery/crime author. The season kicked off November 5 and will air on CourtTV every Monday evening. Don’t miss it!
Outrageous Black Comedy in “Tricky Business”
by Dave Barry
Genre: Mystery (with a kick)
Imagine a Quentin Tarantino spin on a Harrison Ford action flick, and you will understand the feel of Comedian Dave Barry’s novel, Tricky Business.
The owner of a luxury gambling ship defies the oncoming tropical storm and sets sail one evening due to a hidden agenda: A huge drug smuggling mission is going down on the ship, and it can’t be delayed. What transpires is a hilarious, fast-paced adventure involving several Mafia hitmen, undercover FBI agents, a rock band, and a television news crew who relentlessly and unsuccessfully pursues the whole affair.
Barry never fails to hook his nonfiction readers with his wit and charm, and his fiction works are equally outrageous. Tricky Business is full of mystery and black comedy and won’t fail to be entertaining, despite the book’s absurd plot and exorbitant body count. (Explicit violence and strong language.)
For a complete listing of Barry’s works, visit his website.
