My Favorite Detective Stories

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available right now. You can get them through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Sheldon Siegel is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon best-selling author of the critically acclaimed legal thriller series featuring San Francisco criminal defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez. He is also the author of the thriller novel The Terrorist Next Door featuring Chicago homicide detectives David Gold and A.C. Battle. Sheldon’s books have been translated into a dozen languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. A native of Chicago, Sheldon earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1980, and his law degree from the University of California-Berkeley in 1983. He specializes in corporate and securities law with the San Francisco office of the international law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. Sheldon began writing h

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available right now. You can get them through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareSimon McCleave was born in South London. When leaving University, he worked in television and film development. He was a Script Editor at the BBC, a producer at Channel 4 before working as a Story Analyst in Los Angeles. He worked on films such as 'The Full Monty' and television series such as the BBC Crime Drama 'Between The Lines'.Simon then became a scriptwriter for television and film. He wrote on series such as Silent Witness, Murder In Suburbia, Teachers, Attachments, The Bill, Eastenders, and many more. His film, 'Out of the Game' for Channel 4 was critically acclaimed - 'An unflinching portrayal of male friendship.' (Time Out)Simon is now a best-selling crime novelist. He has had over 300,000 sales and downloads of his DI Ruth Hunter Crime Thriller series. The first book in that series, 'The

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available right now. You can get them through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Karen Dionne is the USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author of the award-winning psychological suspense novel The Marsh King’s Daughter, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in 26 other languages. Her follow up novel, The Wicked Sister (August 2020, G.P. Putnam’s Sons), is also an international bestseller and Publishers Weekly as one of their Best Books of 2020. The Marsh King’s Daughter was selected by the Library of Michigan as a 2018 Michigan Notable Book, and took home the Barry and the Crimson Scribe Awards for Best Novel. The Marsh King’s Daughter was also chosen as one of the best books of 2017 by iBooks, Hudson Booksellers, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Irish Independent, The Florida Sun-Sentinel, Library Journal, Shelf Awareness and many other booksellers and re

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available right now. You can get them through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Daniel Waters is a native of Southern New Jersey. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and has been publishing stories and essays since 1981; his work has appeared in the Journal of The American Medical Association, The New Physician, The Examined Life (University of Iowa) and Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine (Columbia University). He has practiced open-heart surgery for thirty years and is the author of A Heart Surgeon’s Little Instruction Book and A Surgeon’s Little Instruction Book, pocket collections of surgical advice, and aphorisms. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Narrative Healthcare and a Master of Arts in Writing from The Center for Graduate Studies/The Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative at Lenoir-Rhyne Un

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available right now. You can get them through Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareOur guest today is David Stever. David is a novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He writes the Johnny Delarosa mystery-thriller series, debuting with, AUBURN RIDE, paying homage to the great detective fiction of the past. The series has been called “noir for the 21st Century.” Fans of hard-boiled, crime thriller books, complete with sexy femme fatales, will love the Delarosa series. He is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, the International Thriller Writers, and the Maryland Writers Association. Originally from Tyrone, Pennsylvania, he lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and family.Website: https://davidstever.com/ Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfir

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available for pre-order now. You can get them through Amazon right now:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Matt Coyle is the author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime series. Matt knew he wanted to be a crime writer at age thirteen when his father gave him Raymond Chandler’s THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER. Matt’s books have won the Anthony, Shamus, Lefty, Ben Franklin Silver, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Silver, and San Diego Book Awards. BLIND VIGIL, the seventh book in the Rick Cahill series. Matt hosts the Crime Corner podcast and lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab, Angus, where he is writing his eighth crime novel.mattcoylebooks.comhttps://www.instagram.com/mcoyle044/https://twitter.com/coylemhttps://www.facebook.com/matt.coyle.77https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1248617.Matt_Coyle Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers. You can get them through Amazon right now:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareJames D.F. Hannah is the Shamus Award-winning author of the Henry Malone novels, as well as the novel THE RIGHTEOUS PATH. A native of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, Hannah was an award-winning former journalist and columnist before moving into governmental public relations. He lives with entirely too many cats in Louisville, Kentucky.http://www.Jamesdfhannah.comTwitter: @JamesDFHannah https://twitter.com/jamesdfhannahOrder book: https://t.co/ESf8MwSAPH?amp=1 Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.comSubscribe now to ensure you catch next weeks episode of How to Rocket Your PI Bus

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available for pre-order now. You can get them through Amazon right now: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle, which has sold more than 6 million books worldwide. He is also the author of The Charles Jenkins espionage series, and the David Sloane legal thriller series. He is also the author of several stand-alone novels including The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and the literary novel, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year, for which Dugoni’s narration won an AudioFile Earphones Award; as well as the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Several of his novels have been optioned for movies and television series.Dugoni is the recipi

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available for pre-order now. You can get them through Amazon right now:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share My guest is today is Andy Maslen. Andy was born in Nottingham, England. After leaving university with a degree in psychology, he worked in the business for thirty years as a copywriter. In his spare time, he plays blues guitar. He lives in Wiltshire. He is the author of the Detective Ford serieshttp://www.andymaslen.comhttp://www.bingebooks.com Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.com Subscribe now to ensure you catch next weeks episode of How to Rocket Your PI Business PodcastApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rocket-your-pi-business-pod

Today’s episode is brought to you by John’s full series of crime thrillers available for pre-order now. You can get them through Amazon right now:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of nineteen novels His books have been translated into 40 languages with 25,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists. History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. It’s his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures,https://steveberry.org/ Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have a

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: Amazon John A. Hoda is a real-life PI, Business Coach, Podcaster of My Favorite Detective Stories, and author of four books on the business of private investigations. His cases have headlined in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New Haven Register. He has been a lifetime athlete, running marathons, playing adult soccer, and semi-professional football. He has created the FBI Agent Marsha O’She crime thriller serieshttp://wwww.johnhoda.comhttp://www.thepicoach.comAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-A.-Hoda/e/B00BGPXBMM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.com Subscribe now to ensur

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonNorman Brewer is an award-winning reporter and editor who worked for The Des Moines Register and Tribune for Gannett News Service in Washington, D.C. He was also the Director of Employee Communications at the Transportation Security Administration. Killer Politics is the sequel to Blending In: A Tale of Homegrown Terrorism.https://www.amazon.com/Norman-Brewer/e/B0756KLHZM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.com Subscribe now to ensure you catch next weeks episode of How to Rocket Your PI Business PodcastApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rocket-you

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: Amazon My Favorite Detective Stories: Our guest today is Frank Bequaert. Frank resides in Keene, New Hampshire, and grew up in the Boston area. Went to school and trained at Harvard University and then Stanford University as an electrical engineer,He began writing for his high school literary magazine and continued to write short stories, selling them to Cosmopolitan and Playboy magazine amongst other notable publications of the day. Most recently he's published in mystery weekly magazine and the short story that caught my attention was "Never Kidnap a Crime Novelist" under his pen name of Stan Dryer. It is my pleasure to bring on, Frank Bequaert. I believe that you'll enjoy this interview about a short story writer.https://standryer.com/Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on

 Doug is the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Award winning; and Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Shamus, Scribe, Silver Falchion, and USA Today Best Book Award nominated author of 17 books, both non-fiction and fiction, including the Samantha Cody, Dub Walker, and Jake Longly thriller series and the Royal Pains media tie-in novels. His essay on Jules Verne's THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND appears in THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS, his short story "Even Steven" in ITW's anthology THRILLER 3: LOVE IS MURDER, and his short story "Bottom Line" in FOR THE SAKE OF THE GAME. He is International Thriller Writer's VP for Education, and runs CraftFest, Master CraftFest, and ITW's Online Thriller School. Along with Jan Burke, he was co-host of Crime and Science Radio. He has worked with many novelists and with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women's Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Li

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonGuest Profile:Stephanie Kane is a lawyer and award-winning author of six crime novels. Born in Brooklyn, she came to Colorado as a freshman at CU. She owned and ran a karate studio in Boulder and is a second-degree black belt. After graduating from law school, she was a corporate partner at a top Denver law firm before becoming a criminal defense attorney. She has lectured on money laundering and white-collar crime in Eastern Europe and given workshops throughout the country on writing techniques.http://www.WriterKane.comStephanie Kane Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorStephanieKane/ Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonMy Favorite Detective Stories:David Housewright is a past President of the Private Eye Writers of America, Housewright won a prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and three Minnesota Book Awards for his Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor private eye novels as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the midwest.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/David-Housewright-134321043247961Website: http://www.Davidhousewright.comThank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.comHow to Rocket Your PI Business PodcastApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rocket-your-pi-business-p

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonJulian Sher is an award-winning investigative journalist in TV, print, radio, and on the Web. He is a veteran TV documentary writer and director as well as an accomplished newsroom trainer and the author of six widely-acclaimed books. He has been an investigative journalist for Canada's two leading newspapers, The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He was the Senior Producer of CBC's the fifth estate, Canada's premier investigative TV program for five years.A recognized expert on the justice system and crime, Julian Sher has been a keynote speaker at several leading law enforcement conferences. He co-authored two books on outlaw motorcycle gangs, The Road to Hell and Angels of Death: Inside the Biker's Global Crime Empire, was been hailed as "a devastating indictment of the gangs' drug-running and racketeering across t

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonOur guest this week is Mike Omer. Mike has been a journalist game developer CEO of a gaming company, right. And it's really hit his stride is a mystery thriller writer with two series that Glenmore park mysteries, which introduces Zoe Bentley. He is also the writer of the Zoe Bentley series, Mike is working on a new series with a female hostage negotiator as his lead protagonist. We talked about craft and how important editors are to the process of crafting a great book. It's my pleasure to welcome Mike Omer to the show.Contact Info: mike@strangerealm.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authormikeomer Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonOur guest this week is Mark Edward Langley. Mark was instilled with the love for the American West at a young age by his father after revisiting it throughout childhood, his connection to the land and people became irrevocable.He spent almost 30 years working in the corporate world and retired at the end of 2016 to focus on his career as a novelist. His first novel Path of the Dead was released in August of 2018. Death Waits in the Dark was released in 2020, and he's now working on his third novel in the Arthur Nikkei series, Mark and his wife, Barbara live in Indiana and split their time between there and the American Southwest.https://markedwardlangley.com/Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire.

Today's episode is brought to you by "Odessa on the Delaware: Introducing FBI Agent Marsha O'Shea". I sincerely hope you will enjoy this thrilling crime novel. You can purchase it here: AmazonJ. Todd Scott was born in rural Kentucky and attended college and law school in Virginia, where he set aside an early ambition to write to pursue a career as a federal agent. His assignments have taken him all over the U.S and the world, but a badge and gun never replaced his passion for books and writing. He now resides in the American Southwest, and when he’s not hunting down very bad men, he’s hard at work on his next book.Http://www.jtoddscott.comThank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire. If you have any questions please feel to reach out to me via my website http://www.johnhoda.com How to Rocket Your PI Business PodcastSubscribe:Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rocket-