OutWithDan

Prolific author Gary Phillips has created a Murder/Mystery Noir set in 1963 Los Angeles with his ONE-SHOT HARRY.  Korean war vet Harry Ingram encounters his old war buddy and friend Ben Kinslow in Los Angeles.  Not long after, Kinslow is found dead from a car accident.  As usual the LA Police sweep it under the rug.  But Harry isn't sure it was an accident and sets out to find the truth.

Author Jayme Bean and I discuss UNTOUCHED their Love Story to the Earth and to friends and lovers.  Nature is a powerful force that the characters in the novel find out the hard way.  It's not about force, it's about harmony.

International Bestseller Jane Harper chats with Dan about her most recent book Exiles.  This is the third and final novel to feature Aaron Falk.  Jane creates such interesting characters and puts them in such interesting locations of Australia that these locations function as a secondary character.  While Exiles is definitely a murder/mystery it is also part love story.  There really is something for everyone.

Debut novelist Marco Carocari visits OutWithDan to chat about BLACKOUT.  The novel is mostly set in current day Manhattan (2016) with flashbacks to 1977's Blackouts in Manhattan.  Franco witnesses what he thinks is a murder in the "empty" building across the street.  But when the police cannot find a body, Franco's credibility is questioned.  Then unexplained coincidences begin to happen.   And is it possible those coincidences could possible be tied back to Franco's own father's brutal murder during an intense blackout in 1977.  Or is Franco just off?  This tightly written book will have you guessing until the very end.

How often have you thought "Everyone Has Done That?"  Or "I'm Not Like Them!"  In his latest novel, author Benjamin Stevenson explores these and so many other emotions.  And of course, if you want a family to kill, invite everyone to a family reunion.  This book is wickedly fun and tantalizing as the same time! And just who is the serial killer, one of the family??  Give us a listen as we discuss.

Jimmy Cooper was a highly paid and successful child star until his star burned out.  Once he's hit rock bottom, his mom and sister bring Jimmy into their law firm as a Private Investigator.  After a really high profile chase scene propels Jimmy's star back into the spotlight, his role is increased.  But once that Genie is out of the box, it's hard to know whether to leave it out, put it back or exactly what.  Author Lawrence Allan stops by and chats with Dan about Jimmy and writing and life.  It's fun not-to-be missed episode.

Novelist and retired Detective Sergeant Bruce Robert Coffin discusses his book WITHIN PLAIN SIGHT with Dan.  This is the 4th book in the Detective Bryon series (and it is great as a stand-alone).  Bryon and his team investigate the death of young woman found gruesomely murdered and staged.  The team is under the gun from the press, the top brass as well as the family of the victim.  Will there be enough time to discover what really happened? Bruce Robert Coffin delivers a book that will have you on the edge of your seat hungry with anticipation for the next chapter!

Season 2 opens with one of the most delightful books that I have read in a long time.  Keith Bruton has crafted a fun (and sometimes funny) tale of a Hitman with OCD.  After a very clean and direct "hit" Patrick discovers something completely unexpected at the scene: a baby.  Unable to leave the crying, hungry and dirty Little Bugger behind, the baby becomes a new addition to Patrick's everyday life.  What could possible go wrong?  Or right?

Here's Dan sharing a remembrance of days long ago and also reading 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Books that honestly deal with grief are rare.  And now from Jason Dombrow comes a book that deals with grief from the experience of a young one.  Hello Heaven!  Is Poppy There? is just such a book.  Told through the lens of a young Doberman who loses a beloved grandparent, Hello Heaven! is such a heartfelt love story to a family member who has passed on.