Got my copy last night, very much looking forward to it. Westerns... there must be something in the air, because I just started writing one myself... weird.
DEADWOOD first impressed on me the relationship between good, honest Westerns and contemporary crime stories (noir, if you will). Reading Elmore Leonard's complete Western stories a few years ago cemented the link, as it showed me the similarities between those stories and his more recent crime fiction. Westerns and noir are a natural fit.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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BIG thanks, Patti!
Got my copy last night, very much looking forward to it. Westerns... there must be something in the air, because I just started writing one myself... weird.
DEADWOOD first impressed on me the relationship between good, honest Westerns and contemporary crime stories (noir, if you will). Reading Elmore Leonard's complete Western stories a few years ago cemented the link, as it showed me the similarities between those stories and his more recent crime fiction. Westerns and noir are a natural fit.
Download complete. Thanks for the recommendation.
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