The year is officially half over. A good time to take stock, re-motivate, and bang out those goals for the second half the year.

Personally, finish and publish the next Max, figure out a plan for audio, and write a new short story. I think it’s doable.

Okay let’s get to it.

Here are 3 crime fiction links, 2 quotes, and 1 question for this week:

3 LINKS

• PW talks to Louise Penny about the upcoming 17th Gamache, why she writes about murder, alcohol abuse, immortality, and a Three Pines series to stream on Amazon.
  
  
• The Guardian finds Tarantino’s mash-up style works pretty well for pulp noir as his own paperback adaptation for ONCE UPON A TIME, with a different ending, hits shelves.
  
  
• Titus Welliver chats with Vulture about playing Bosch, the next TV show, doing a police show now, humor, and The Wire.

2 QUOTES

Two quotes from Tarantino movies this week:

• “Gentlemen, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.”
  
  
• “You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.”

1 QUESTION

• What is your favorite streaming mystery or thriller series on Amazon Prime?

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Until next Thursday, happy reading,

Mike

Author the Max Strong thriller series