I mentioned in an earlier post that I get a lot of my ideas by asking myself what happens when things go wrong. That was never more true in my life than on March 24, 2004. I was in San Francisco in the middle of a complex trial (I was a trial lawyer in those… Continue Reading A crime novel author’s first question? “What happens now?” »
Read MoreThe crime thriller books writing process
One of the things I want to talk about in this blog is writing, the crime thriller books writing process and the writer’s life. So, every month (or more often if the mood strikes me), I’ll talk about some or all of these topics. I’ll start by answering some of the most common questions people… Continue Reading The crime thriller books writing process »
Read MoreStormy weather – Introducing Kansas City’s crazy climate
I’m starting to understand how important the weather is to my British readers. You’re about as obsessed with it as Kansas City natives! Welcome to my world, where we regularly get hailstones the size of small mammals, snow blankets our streets for weeks, and the heat and humidity soar way beyond the comfort zone.
Read MoreIf You Want To Write
I’ll bet that many of you have had the same experience I often have had while reading a novel. There were times I put a book down after reading a particularly great passage and thought there was no way I could ever write like that. There were other times I threw a book down and… Continue Reading If You Want To Write »
Read MoreMy Kansas City thriller novels – Scene of the crime
The crime scene is more than the chalk outline marking where the victim falls. It’s the world surrounding that pale silhouette, spreading out in uneven ripples from the perimeter cordoned off with yellow tape to the metes and bounds of the jurisdiction that investigates and prosecutes the offense to the ill-defined society that wittingly or… Continue Reading My Kansas City thriller novels – Scene of the crime »
Read MoreMy crime novels: What I Write About
I explore life through the crime fiction novels I write, starting each book with the same question in mind. What happens when things go wrong, especially when no one is looking? Character and characters are measured by the answer to that question. Crime fiction poses that question when the stakes are the highest, when the… Continue Reading My crime novels: What I Write About »
Read MoreLet’s Get To Know One Another
Welcome to my blog! – I’m Joel Goldman, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, a city in the heart of America my family has called home for five generations. I write murder mysteries and thrillers set in my hometown, eight of them so far.
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Crisp writing, great characters. Doesn't go where you think it will go. A good read.
Great book! Lot's of fun and funny. Plus, very interesting insights into improv and how to apply rules of improv to the work place. Highly recommended.
A knockout! If you like action, humor and horror, you won't stop with this first installment in this new series. You'll get the rest of them the minute they are released.
One of the best books I've read in a long time. History that reads like the most exciting thriller. Great insights into the expansion of the United States into the West and the crushing cultural conflict that decimated Native American tr...
Just getting started with Michael Connelly's latest - vintage Connelly; captures you from the first page.
