Crime Cafe

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Matt Coyle on the Crime Cafe podcast. Check out the show notes below. Or, if you’re in a rush, click here to download the transcript! Debbi: [00:00:13] Hi everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two e-books for sale: the nine book boxed set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my Web site debbimack[dot]com under the "Crime Cafe" link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon. Along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. [00:01:02] Hi everyone. Today our guest is the author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime novels. His books have all either been chosen as finalists or won various awards including the Anthony for Best First Novel. It's my pleasure to introduce our gue

This episode of the Crime Cafe features the Philip Marlowe radio episode “Where There's a Will”. I hope you enjoy the show! :) Be a doll and support the podcast on Patreon! :)    

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Chris Roy on the Crime Cafe podcast. Check out the show notes below. Or, if you're in a rush, click here to download the transcript! Debbi: [00:00:13] Hi everyone. This is the Crime Cafe. Your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two e-books for sale: the nine-book box set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my website debbimack[dot]com. Just click on the "Crime Cafe" link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon, along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. [00:01:04] It's my pleasure to have my guest today crime fiction author Chris Roy. He's from South Mississippi and currently resides in the Mississippi Department of Corrections. So the audio might not be perfect. You'll probably hear a lot of back

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Paul Heatley on this episode of the Crime Cafe. Check out the show notes below! Or, if you’re in a rush, download your copy here! Debbi: [00:00:13] Hi, everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two ebooks for sale: the nine book box set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my website debbimack[dot]com, under the Crime Cafe link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon, along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. [00:01:02] It's my pleasure today to have as my guest the author of the Eye for an Eye series, one of which I'm currently in the midst of reading and thoroughly enjoying, as well as other novels and more than 50 short stories. Very impressive. I mean, it just ama

This episode of the Crime Cafe features the Philip Marlowe radio episode “The Panama Hat”. I hope you enjoy the show! :)             And don't forget to support us on Patreon! :)

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Dana King on this episode of the Crime Cafe. Check out the show notes below! Or, if you're in a rush, download your copy here! Debbi M: [00:00:06] Hi everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. [00:00:25] Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two ebooks for sale. The nine-book boxed set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my website debbimack[dot]com under the Crime Cafe link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon. Along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. [00:01:02] It's my pleasure to have as my guest today the author of two series and a standalone novel as well as several short stories. And he is also a Shamus nominee and nominee for other awards. [00:01:19] It's Dana King. Hi, Dana. It's great to ha

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer David Malcolm on this episode of the Crime Cafe. Interview highlights: David discusses his novel, The German Messenger, a historical espionage story. He covered the following topics: The role of historical research in fiction writing. The appeal of espionage fiction in a broader context. Authors who have influenced his writing, including Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent and John Buchan's The 39 Steps. The influence of film noir on his work. His next project, a series of adventure stories. His advice for aspiring writers: "Writers write." For more detail, check out the podcast! And consider becoming a supporter on Patreon! I'm starting a special newsletter for Patreon supporters! Coming soon!

This week, the Crime Cafe presents crime talk between Debbi Mack and crime writer Gareth Spark. If you enjoy this podcast, please feel free to share it! And please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. Thanks! :)

This week, the Crime Cafe presents Debbi Mack's interview with crime author Michael Zimecki. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter so we can provide podcast transcripts. Thanks! :)

This week, the Crime Cafe presents Debbi Mack's interview with crime thriller author Elka Ray. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter so we can provide podcast transcripts. Thanks! :)

Author Debbi Mack interviews thriller author Jame DiBiasio on the Crime Cafe podcast. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter so we can provide podcast transcripts. Thanks! :) Supporters get access to free books and stories, including my first novel, Identity Crisis, Donna Fletcher Crow's novel, A Very Private Grave, my short story "Jasmine", and advance looks at the third Sam McRae novel and my next release featuring a new protagonist. Along with all the perks you get as a supporter. So check it out! :)

Instead of the usual interview, this episode of the Crime Cafe features the Philip Marlowe radio episode “The Persian Slippers”. I hope you enjoy the show! :) Coming soon! A sneak peek at my upcoming novel for Patreon supporters!

Author Debbi Mack interviews crime fiction and noir author Jason Michel on the Crime Cafe podcast. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter so we can continue to provide podcast transcripts. Thank you! :)

Debbi Mack interviews crime fiction author David Swinson. To buy any of the books displayed, just click on the cover. The interview transcript is below, if you’d like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hi! This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. Before I introduce our guest, I’d like to remind you to check out the Crime Cafe story collections; a boxed set and a short story anthology. They’re on my website, debbimack.com. Just click on the link “Crime Cafe” and you can get to the buy buttons there, as well as see our merchandise and other stuff that’s cool, and subscribe buttons, of course, to the podcast. Also, get ready for our Patreon launch. I’m setting up an online community for supporters of the Crime Cafe and there will be great perks for anybody who contributes and exclusive content if you contribute at a certain level. It’s not a very high level, either. So, it’s monthly contributions and I would greatly appreciate y

Instead of the usual interview, this episode of the Crime Cafe features the Philip Marlowe radio episode "Trouble is My Business".

Debbi Mack interviews translator and crime fiction publisher Anne Trager. To buy Minced, Marinated, and Murdered, just click on the cover below. The interview transcript is below, if you’d like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hi everyone. This is the Crime Cafe. Your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I’m your host, Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I’ll remind you to check out the Crime Cafe boxed set and anthology on my website. Just go to debbimack.com and click on the “Crime Cafe” link and you can find the buy buttons for both books and download them there. They’re sold at a very reasonable price and you can also find the podcast subscription buttons there and the Crime Cafe merchandise, so check it out. And now, it’s my great pleasure to bring on translator and crime fiction publisher, from France (living in France at any rate) Anne Trager. Hi Anne! It’s so great to have you on. Thanks for being here. Anne: Hi Debbi! I am thrilled t

Debbi Mack reads Chapter 7 of her New York Times bestselling hardboiled mystery, Identity Crisis, on the Crime Cafe podcast. Here's the text of the reading: CHAPTER SEVEN By the time I recovered my wind, they’d gagged me and tied my hands behind my back. The rope was tight, making my wrists hurt. Having my arms stretched back was awkward, forcing me to use muscles I’d not used in ages. The car’s air conditioning was on full blast. I was freezing and sweating like a pig. On the whole, it was not an ideal arrangement. They took me somewhere. I can’t tell you where. I can’t even tell you how long it took. A blindfold takes away all sense of place and time. Being terrified doesn’t make things much better. When we finally got to wherever the hell we went, they guided me out of the car with hands gripping both my arms. We marched a few yards, then stopped. I heard the jingle of keys. No one spoke. A door opened and we went inside. The floor was hard and the only sound was the faint echo of our footsteps. We wa

Debbi Mack interviews mystery author Richard Helms. To buy any of the books displayed, just click on the cover. The interview transcript is below, if you’d like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hi everybody. This is the Crime Cafe. Your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I’m your host, Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I’d like to remind you to please check out the Crime Cafe Nine Book Set and the Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology. Both publications you can find on my website, debbimack.com when you click on the link Crime Cafe. You can also find the podcast subscription buttons there, as well as Crime Cafe merch. And with that, I would like to introduce my good friend and a great writer who also happens to be a multi-award winning author, a retired clinical forensic psychologist, and a retired college professor, Richard Helms. Do you go by Rick or Richard? Richard: I go by Rick. Debbi: Yes, I always call you Rick [laughs]. So, very cool,

Debbi Mack interviews thriller author Kristin Helling. To buy any of the books displayed, just click on the cover. The interview transcript is below, if you’d like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hi, everyone. This is the Crime Cafe. Your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I’m Debbi Mack, your host. Before I bring on my guest, I’d like to say two things. First, check out my website and the link at debbimack.com. The link “Crime Cafe” where you can find all the buy links for the Crime Cafe publications, as well as the subscribe button for the podcast. Secondly, I’m putting together a Patreon campaign for people who would like to support the podcast. Yes, you can help keep the lights on here and keep the great crime, suspense and thriller talk coming. So, they’ll be great perks for people who get involved and donate as low as a dollar. So, please consider it and be on the lookout for the page. I’ll let everyone know when that’s up. But now, what y

Debbi Mack interviews mystery author S.G. Wong. The transcript is below, if you’d like to read it. Or download the PDF copy and read it later. Debbi: Hello everyone. This is the Crime Cafe. This is your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I’m your host, Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I would just like to remind you to check out the Crime Cafe link on my website, debbimack.com where you can find buy links for the Crime Cafe Boxed Set and Short Story Anthology. It’s only $1.99 for the boxed set and $0.99 for the anthology and you can also subscribe to the podcast there. And now, it’s a great pleasure for me to introduce my next guest, a woman who writes in the hardboiled mystery genre, which I love and also has an awesome female protagonist, S. G. Wong. Hi, S.G., how are you doing today? S.G.: I’m doing well Debbi. How are you? Debbi: Fine, thanks! I had the pleasure of reading your first Lola Starke novel Die On Your Feet. I just thought it was so, such an interest