Spies, Lies and Private Eyes

Since Laura Lippman’s debut, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the “essential” crime writers of the last 100 years. Stephen King called her “special, even extraordinary,” and Gillian Flynnwrote, “She is simply a brilliant novelist.” Her books have won most of the major a

Martin Rooney is a Kodokan judo black belt and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt who has trained UFC champions, Olympic medalists, and world champions in several different disciplines. He is also the creator of the Training for Warriors system, which has transformed over a million lives across the globe. Rooney has penn

Edward Stanton is the author of fourteen books, some translated into Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. He has published fiction, poetry, essays and translations in journals throughout the U.S., Latin America and Europe, where he has lectured at universities and cultural centers. Frail Blood is his latest novel. Visit his we

Fascinating conversation about THE GREAT MANN, Lurie’s new retelling of The Great Gatsby set in the affluent Black community of Sugar Hill. We delve into the history of wealth, class and civil rights, including the complexities of Black identity and education in both post-war America and current times. Kyra Davis Lurie

A.J. LANDAU is the pseudonym for two authors, Jon Land, the award-winning, bestselling author and co-author of morethan fifty books, and Jeff Ayers, reviewer, former-librarian, and author. Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jeff Ayers lives in Seattle, Washington. John Goodwin worked as a law enforcement range

Jim Fusilli is a former music critic for the Wall Street Journal and the author of several novels including “The Mayor of Polk Street” and its predecessor “Narrows Gate.” He is also the host of the Writers at Work podcast. Please visit his website at jimfusilli.com/ Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Author