Jon McGoran writes great thrillers -- I totally recommend his novels DRIFT and DEADOUT, both featuring Philly detective Doyle Carrick. The third book in the series, DUST UP, will be out in 2016, and it's one of the topics we focus on in our conversation. If you haven't read any of Jon's books yet, start with DRIFT.

Jon's totally creepy short story "Appetite" was featured on Word Crimes a few episodes back -- if you haven't listened to it yet, definitely check it out.