Gay Mystery Authors

Ep: 153  On this, the final episode of Queer Writers of Crime, Justene recommends a book by two authors, Austin Thomas Burton & Ripley Hayes. In addition, the entire show's team comes together to say goodye to the authors and fans who've supported the show. A big thanks to all of you!Death on the Dyfi: A soft-boiled mystery with swearing by Austin Thomas Burton & Ripley Hayes:https://amzn.to/3SuWjkpReQueered Talesrequeeredtales.comPhilip's Bog:https://reelcharlie.wordpress.comLaury Egan's Website:http://lauryaegan.comBrad's Author Website:bradshreve.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com

Ep: 152 Jeffrey Round returns to talk extensively about his writing career plus his work as a model, film maker, musician, and poet. Where does his carefree attitude come from. It was an honor to have him as the last guest on Queer Writers of Crime.Jeffrey's Website:https://jeffreyround.com/To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.A Cage of Bones by Jeffrey Roundhttps://amzn.to/3SiaGZnJeffrey Round's Amazon Pagehttps://amzn.to/3RZKZNoJeffrey Round is best known as the Lambda Award-winning author of two mystery series--the gritty Dan Sharp books and the comic Bradford Fairfax series. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, television producer and songwriter. His first novel, "A Cage of Bones", was topping bestseller lists around the world. Both "A Cage of Bones" and "The P-Town Murders," first in the B

Ep: 151 Hailey Piper and Sigurdardóttir are back to recommend books to you. Between the two of them you'll four novels to choose from. Plus, Brad has an announcement.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOHailey Piper recommends:Waif by Samantha Kolesnik https://amzn.to/3Udni5OWe Are Here To Hurt Each Other by Paula Ashehttps://amzn.to/3S754B5Red X: A Novel by David Demchukhttps://amzn.to/3QNe25qLilja Sigurdardóttir recommends:Exquisite by Sarah Stovell https://amzn.to/3Sq1PVNBrad's Website: bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth,

Ep: 150 Brad and Laury Egan have a conversation with Lilja Sigurdardóttir about crime in Iceland, growing up in a free-spirited globetrotting family, and financial crimes. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuORed As Blood by Lilja Sigurdardóttirhttps://amzn.to/3xdemDsLilja's Website:www.liljawriter.comLilja on social media:Instagram:  @sigurdardottirliljaTwitter:   @lilja1972Facebook:   facebook.com/liljawriterIcelandic crime-writer Lilja Sigurdardóttir was born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Lilja has written nine crime novels, including Snare, Trap and Cage, making up the Reykjavik Noir trilogy

Ep: 149 Philip, already a Greg Herren fan, believes he struck gold.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOMurder in the Rue Chartres by Greg Herrenhttps://amzn.to/3cS9m0jBrad's Website:bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales:requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.thetrevorproject.orgThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, whe

Ep: 148 Hailey Piper and Brad discuss the horror genre and some similarities to mysteries. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOSee Hailey's recent blog post on the Queer Writer's of Crime Websitehttps://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/writing-is-chaos-are-you-by-hailey-piper/No God's for Drowning by Hailey Piperhttps://amzn.to/3eosQtXHailey's websitehaileypiper.comHailey on Twitter @HaileyPiperSaysHailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, and other books. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association, with dozens of short stories appearing in Pseudopo

Ep: 147 Authors Rob Osler, Brad Shreve, Dea Poirier, and Neil Plakcy recommend novels they think you will love.  Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuORob Osler recommendsThe Savage Kind: A Mystery by John Copenhaverhttps://amzn.to/3qrQEzXBrad Shreve recommendsWriter Murder by Eric Shaw Quinnhttps://amzn.to/3QtggXLDea Poirier recommendsDiary by Chuck Palahniukhttps://amzn.to/3elPMdeShe's too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heardhttps://amzn.to/3q9UbCIYoung Rich Widows by Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan and Vanessa Lilliehttps://amzn.to/3Dc1Yb1 Bath Haus by P.J. Vernonhttps://amzn.to/3wTyvi5Kismet by Amina Akhtarhttps://amzn.to/3TFjJoMLike a Sister by Kellye Garrett https://amzn.to/3Qe8jp4

Ep: 146 Cary Alan Johnson discusses with Brad his premier novel, Desire Lines. The story of a black man coming of age in 1982 just as the AIDS crisis was on the rise. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOCatch Cary's interesting blog post on the Queer Writers of Crime websitehttps://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/mourning-in-america-cary-alan-johnson/Desire Lines by Cary Alan Johnsonhttps://amzn.to/3CA5Fa5Cary's Websitecaryalanjohnson.comCary Alan Johnson is an author, activist and Africanist raised in Brooklyn and currently living in Central Africa.  He studied writing with Wesley Brown, Jane Copper Alexis DeVeaux, Randall Kenan, Louise Meriwether, and Susan Scarf-Merrell.  He has

Ep: 145 Neil Plakcy and Brad Shreve discuss Neil's latest book Being John Church.  He typically writes novels with gay protagonists, but he also has his Golden Retriever Series, which is written for a broader audience. In Being John Church he has both a gay protagonist and a golden retriever.  He'll also share how you can win a prize to help him celebrate his 65th birthday.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuORead Neil's blog post on the show's website:https://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/gay-cozy-mysteries-by-neil-plakcy/Being John Church by Neil Plakcyhttps://amzn.to/3pzUZR3Unruly Son (Mahu Investigations Book 12)https://amzn.to/3Az4SVeNeil's Websitemauhbooks.comN

Ep: 144 Justene and Brad are big fans of the Christopher & Eric podcast and the two funny hosts are authors. Christopher Rice published several novels this year and Justene highly recommends the scary one. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuODecimate by Christopher https://amzn.to/3AuF2lnBrad's Website:bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales:requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.thetrevorproject.orgThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no ne

Ep: 143 The Dozier Schools for Boys in Florida closed in 2011 after operating for over a century. Touched by its' history where cruelty, torture, and death, occurred, Dea Poirier felt compelled to write her chilling thriller After You Died, a fictional story set at the real school where the horrific events occurred. She and Brad also chat about Godzilla, exorcism, and image free thinking. Heavy topics in a light-hearted interview.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOAfter You Died by Dea Poirierhttps://amzn.to/3QzJLYkDea's Websitedhpoirier.comFollow Dea on Twitter@deapoirierbooksBrad's Website: bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales  re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay

Ep: 142 Agatha Award-winning author, Abigal Padget has two books in her Bue McCarron Mystery Series. Laury talks about Ultimate Blue, which is the third in the series, and comes out this month (August 2022)Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOThe Blue McCarron Mystery Series by Abigail PadgettBrad's Website:bradshreve.comSupport Requeered Tales:requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.thetrevorproject.orgThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no ne

Ep:  141 Rob Osler discusses with Brad his cozy...err, "Quozy" novel, having diversity in story, not having a sexy torso on his cover, and much more. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuODevil's Chew Toy by Rob Oslerhttps://amzn.to/3Q1ZAXMRob's Website:robosler.com Rob Osler’s debut novel, Devil’s Chew Toy, features a gay and lesbian amateur sleuth in a hilariously light-hearted mystery adventure set in present-day Seattle. His short story, Analogue, published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, won the Mystery Writers of America Robert L Fish Award as part of the 2022 Annual Edgar Awards. Rob’s second short story, also to be published in Ellery Queen in 2023 features a cross-

Ep: 140 Philip typically recommends mysteries but this month he makes a switch to a suspense and thriller novel that involves spies, Nazis, a male brothel, and southern prejudice.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOHold Tight by Christopher Bramhttps://amzn.to/3bxaMfZSupport Requeered Tales:requeeredtales.comBrad's Website:bradshreve.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.thetrevorproject.orgThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made

Ep: 139 Wendy Whitman's background as an executive producer for Court TV and HLN offers her a unique perspective as a crime fiction writer. In her first novel Premonition she was able to meld over twenty true crime stories seamlessly into her fiction story. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out the Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog:https://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOPremonition by Wendy Whitmanhttps://amzn.to/3QhrfnrWendy's Amazon Author Pagehttps://www.amazon.com/author/wendywhitman Wendy's Websitewendywhitman.com No Dogs Left BehindLeading the way in the global war against animal cruelty.https://nodogsleftbehind.com/Wendy Whitman has a unique background through her decades-long work as an executive and pro

Ep: 138 Ann Aptaker, David Domine, and Brad Shreve offer novels they believe are must reads. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOAnn Aptaker Recommends The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmithhttps://amzn.to/3vhKWTPDouble Indemnity by James M. Cainhttps://amzn.to/3PCBoLhGalileo by Ann McManhttps://amzn.to/3vf9InNThe Scotty Bradley Mysteries by Greg Herrenhttps://amzn.to/3PW5adWDavid Domine RecommendsGroundskeeping by Lee Colehttps://amzn.to/3osDkdoBrad Shreve RecommendsThe Burglar Who Traded Ted Williamshttps://amzn.to/3OAjUhhBrad's Website:bradshreve.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work.

Ep: 137 Justene talks about My Name is Jimmy, a short story by an author who's shown his skill at writing a damn good novel. Now we learn he writes a damn good novella too. It's a crime story set in post WWII Australia.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOMy name is Jimmy by Garrick Jones:https://amzn.to/3Oi36eUGarrick's Website:garrickjones.com.auSupport Requeered Tales  re-publishing award-winning, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian fiction — with a focus on mystery, literary and horror/sci-fi genres.requeeredtales.comBrad's Website: bradshreve.comThe three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work.

Ep: 136  In June 2019, Louisville KY police arrived at the home of jeffrey Mundt and Joseph Banis on what they expected to be routine domestic disturbance call. Events which followed, including unearthing a body buried in basement, proved anything but routine. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out the Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog:https://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOA Dark Room in Glitterball City by David Dominehttps://amzn.to/3uTTr7rDavid's Websitehttps://www.daviddomine.com/Brad's Website:bradshreve.comCheck Out Requeered Tales:requeeredtales.comKindly give to The Trevor Project, a much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to supp

Ep: 135 This is the third in Laury's series of recommendations of Nordic crime novels. This episode she discusses the first novel in a trilogy by Lilja Sigurdardóttir.Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog.To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOSnare by Lilja Sigurdardóttir:https://amzn.to/3NJGWSqLilja's website:http://www.liljawriter.comBrad's Website: bradshreve.comKindly give to The Trevor Project  thetrevorproject.orga much-needed charity focusing not only suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth, but also helps to get answers and information to support them and connect with an international community of LGBTQ youth aged 13 - 24.The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made.

Ep:  134 Timothy Jay Smith, author of Fire on the Island and The Fourth Courier, began working on social issues in the 1970s, with a focus on poverty. His career took him to thirty-three countries where he encountered polish cops, Greek fishermen,  wanna-be terrorists,  indian chiefs, child prostitutes, mercenaries, and arms dealers.  He shares his incredible history and how he worked many of his real-life experiences into his novels. Podcast Website:   www.queerwritersofcrime.comCheck out the Queer Writers of Crime Guest's blog:https://www.queerwritersofcrime.com/blog/To cover the cost of producing Queer Writers of Crime, some of the links below are affiliate links. At zero cost to you, Brad will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.Get a Kindle Paperwhite:https://amzn.to/3KCfUuOTimothy Jay Smith's Amazon Page;https://amzn.to/3OUqEI4Timothy's website:timothyjaysmith.comThe Tanzania Tree and Water Projecthttps://www.timothyjaysmith.com/tz-trees-proj