The Writer's Dossier
The Writer’s Dossier is a fun, quick, author interview platform where we talk with the biggest and upcoming writers of thrillers, mysteries, crime, and suspense novels. Listen to the podcast, then read all the author, agent, editor, publicist, and audiobook narrator interviews at thewritersdossier.com
Episodes
Today in the interrogation chair is bestselling author Lisa Towles and her new techno thriller, SWITCH. Find out about Lisa's experience working in California's tech industry, her super fun research in the Virgin Islands, and how somebody's going to come looking for her Internet search history because of what's in it (spy stuff!). Welcome to The Writer's Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's debut author Gene Koon with his book, ANOTHER TRY. Find out why Jeffery Deaver said, "I love this novel!" and why Michael Connelly called it, "Wonderful." Hear about Gene's work in The Hague working on the Slobodan Milošević trial and how he grew up with an airplane wing in his bedroom. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Georgia Writer of the Year, Christopher Swann where we talk about the Georgia writing scene, how he credits his success to stubbornness and encouragement, how he's written an origin story for his Suzy Faulkner character for my anthology, and what scares him as a writer. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Tony Wirt, author of SILENT CREEK, from Thomas & Mercer. Hear about how Tony went from self-publishing A NECESSARY ACT to landing a top agent and landing and getting book deal where where he gets to work with Gabino Iglesias. Also hear about our conversation in Denver earlier this year around a pinball machine in a bar where Jack Kerouac used to...
Today in the interrogation chair, it's U.S. Navy lawyer turned thriller writer, K.T. Konkoly with her debut novel, ADRIFT. Does her last name sound familiar? It should. K.T. joins another Konkoly already in the Dossier family.
Learn how K.T. went from the navy's JAG office in San Diego, to becoming a east coast lawyer in Maine ... but why she passed her bar exam in New Jersey of all plac...
Today in the interrogation chair, it's the super cool Elise Hart Kipness out with her latest Kate Green novel, CLOSE CALL. Hear about how this FOX Sports Reporter turned fiction writer, went from standing on a milk crate to interview NBA stars to writing murder mystery thrillers with a sports backdrop. Stick around for the mystery conversation about what she always has with her while she...
Today in the interrogation chair, it's Winter Austin, author of the new thriller RIDE A DARK TRAIL. Hear Winter talk about her new protagonist, Dot Ybarra, and how she's a certified badass, what Winter has been up to this cattle season in Iowa, and what time of year she was born Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today with special co-host Mindy Carlson, it's cozy turned thriller writer, Stacie Grey with her latest novel, SHE DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. Listen about how she had to do a catectomy in one of her books, how she does cheese tastings at the Left Coast Crime conference, and how Mindy was named after a nun. Welcome to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Mark Elliott, a super guy and a super fan of thrillers. In our Rabid Reader series, we want to bring on people enjoy thrillers, mystery, crime, & suspense books and find out what they're looking for in a good book, what they expect when they meet some of their favorite authors, and I just want to have them on to thank them for all their support....
Today in the interrogation chair it's T.D. Severin, author of the thriller DEADLY VISION. Severin is an internationally renowned professor, physician, surgeon, an award-winning nonfiction author, and was named in Newsweek magazine as one of the nation’s best ophthalmologists. With this novel, he takes his vast knowledge into a whole new virtual reality realm that will open your eyes to w...
Today in the interrogation chairs it's Henry Wise, author of the Edgar-winning novel, HOLY CITY, and Joe Brosnan, blockbuster editor at Grove Atlantic. Listen to how Henry types his drafts on a real typewriter, how Joe edits by hand, and how Henry went through 85 agents to find John Talbot to represent him for this Edgar-winning debut novel. Welcome to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Jay S. Bell, author of the new hit novel, WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH. Listen to Jay talk about his new character Devlin Mahoney and how he ends up dealing with a town full of retired spies, how he designed a Mahoney to be different than the Reachers, Rapps, & Bonds out there, and how he crafted a strong female character. Oh, and if you get a chance,...
Today in the interrogation chair, it's Dossier Member C.W. Blackwell, author of WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN by A Rock and a Hard Place Press. Today, we discuss his new collection of short stories, why it's important to a writer's career to enter contests, and fellow Dossier member Holly West and her work in the 2023 Bouchercon Anthology. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's #1 New York Times bestselling author Kyle Mills Welcome, author of the new thriller, FADE IN. Hear about this new follow up to the Fade series, how quick Kyle went to work on it after finishing his Mitch Rapp duties, and what it's like to be a part of Author's Equity. Welcome to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's longtime Dossier member, Terrence McCauley, author of THE TWILIGHT TOWN, a fast-paced, hardboiled thriller ripped from the pages of history! He's a multi-award winning author of westerns and thrillers, and he's host of his own podcast, Spies, Lies, and Private Eyes. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Bruce Borgos, author of the new mystery, THE BLUE HORSE. Hear this veteran Dossier member discuss what's going on with Sheriff Porter Beck, what the differences are between his character and Sheriff Walt Longmire from the Craig Johnson novels, and how important his writer's network has been to him since attending his first Bouchercon.
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Lina Chern, author of PLAY THE FOOL, and out now, TRICKS OF FORTUNE. Hear from Lina how she uses Tarot cards to get out a writing jam, what she thinks about connecting with the writing community, how she wrote questions for a TV game show, and one more steamy situation we can't explain here! Get to know Lina here. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's author of the thriller THE LOCK BOX, Parker Adams, known in real life as Joseph Reid. Today we talk to Joe about his latest novel from Crooked Lane Books, what it's like going from being a marine researcher to a licensed attorney, and how he finds spare time to write at 4 o'clock in the morning. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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Today in the interrogation chair, it's Rob Hart, author of THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL out June 24th from Putnam. In today's episode we discuss why Rob's so direct in his Substack, what lessons he's learned about publishing and how he's passed that onto others in the community, his wild new character-driven series, and how he's here to help you make your novel even better. I'm crazy about what R...
Today in the interrogation chair, it's Michigan native and current San Francisco police sergeant, Adam Plantinga. We're joined by co-host Gregg Podolski to talk about Adam's latest bestseller, HARD TOWN, how being a cop influences his writing, why we're putting a red bow on Gregg's head, and how tech savvy Adam is with all those innerweb things. Welcome, to The Dossier Podcast!
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