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Join Frank as he chats with Richard Wall about his novel “Near Death” (2020). Richard served for 22 years aboard the British Royal Navy’s submarine service and has traveled extensively in the American South.
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Timestamps
0:00:10 Intro
0:02:00 Interview begins
0:02:26 Wet and dreary in both England and South Carolina
0:03:10 Rich is always invited to host, Frank’s, neck of the woods
0:04:30 What is it about the American cultural “South” that Rich finds fascinating?
0:08:20 There is a lingering honor culture of sorts in the South
0:10:00 Rich’s experience in Mississippi back in 2012
0:13:00 “Fat Man Blues” Available on Amazon (Link in the show notes above)
0:15:00 Rich is a Navy Submariner vet. He talks to Frank about that experience.
0:19:00 Rich tells a little about “Near Death”
0:23:50 What type of research went into “Near Death”?
0:25:00 The realism of “Near Death” and it’s many police technical points
0:26:30 Why two of his characters came from Cherokee, South Carolina
0:28:15 Rich’s MC background and development
0:30:00 The plot causing the backstory of MC and how John’s level of depth brought out a deepness to the story
0:33:33 The transmigrations of John, Joseph, and Clara in the book
0:34:00 Rich uses the strategy of “What-if” to determine works
0:37:00 We touch of a few of the more esoteric topics
0:39:00 Rich’s favorite and influential books he’s read
0:42:00 The liberating experience of Amazon publishing
0:43:30 Future work of Rich