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Quick Hit Q&A: David Corbett

David Corbett is the author of four critically acclaimed suspense thrillers. Before becoming a novelist, he spent fifteen years as an investigator for San Francisco private detective agency Palladino & Sutherland. In 1995, he left the business to help his wife set up her own law firm, and in 2000 he sold his first novel, [...]

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Quick Hit Q&A: Pamela Samuels Young

Pamela Samuels Young is an award-winning author of five novels and a contributor to Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes. Pamela is the latest to share some of her thoughts on crime fiction in this Quick Hit series. Down & Out: How did you start writing? What do you remember as your earliest [...]

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Quick Hit Q&A: Gary Phillips

To round out our Quick Hit series this week, Down & Out tapped Gary Phillips—editor of the just-released Scoundrels and author of numerous comics and novels, including the Ivan Monk and Martha Chainey Series—to answer some of our most burning Friday afternoon questions. Down & Out: Why are readers so drawn to crime? Phillips: Assuming [...]

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Quick Hit Q&A: Kelli Stanley

Next up in our quick hit series is Kelli Stanley, author of the Miranda Corbie series. Stanley’s story “Survivor” can be found in Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes, and was excerpted earlier this week over at the Criminal Element. Down & Out: What inspired you to write the story you contributed to [...]

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Quick Hit Q&A: Eric Stone

With the official publication of Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes, we’ve asked some of the contributors to tell us about writing, crime, and Scoundrels. First up is Eric Stone, author of the successful Ray Sharp series and the story “Arbitraging the Blood Brain Barrier,” which can be found in this collection. Down [...]

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Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes is officially released

“Much will be made of the timeliness of SCOUNDRELS, and with good reason; these days Enron executives and securities brokers are far scarier than serial killers. But SCOUNDRELS is more than just timely–it’s a great read, a collection of fabulous stories by remarkable authors. Bravo.” That’s what Marcus Sakey, author of The Two Death of [...]

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Scoundrels…the trailer!

Many thanks to Travis Richardson, Teresa Wong and Gary Phillips for putting together this awesome book trailer. If you enjoy it, you will enjoy the all 14 of the original stories we have on tap. Coming March 20, 2012 in eBook and trade paperback.

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Coming Soon: Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes

On March 20, 2012 Down & Out Books will release Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes. It’s an all-original anthology edited by Chester Himes award winner Gary Phillips. The anthology includes fourteen new tales from SJ Rozan, David Corbett, Reed Farrel Coleman, Brendan DuBois, Kelli Stanley, Tyler Dilts, Travis Richardson, Eric Stone, Bob [...]

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