Tag Archives: Down East Books

Meet Maine Literary Award Winner Brendan Rielly

Posted on July 1, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

Today we’re pleased to introduce Brendan Rielly, who is the winner of the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction, to discuss his debut work, An Unbeaten Man. Q. Tell us about The Unbeaten Man. The Unbeaten Man features a Bowdoin … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged An Unbeaten Man, Brendan Rielly, Catbird Creamery, crime writing, Down East Books, Maine Literary Award, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Westbrook | 8 Comments

What Was I Thinking?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. And I want to tell you about my new assignment. In 20 years of writing mystery novels, it’s a first. My new publisher, Islandport Press, has asked me to write introductions to my early books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Bloodline, Brandon Blake, Damaged Goods, Deadline, Dick Francis, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Islandport Press, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, John D. MacDonald, Maine, maine mysteries, Once Burned, Port City Black and White, Robert B. Parker, Rumford, The Godwulf Manuscript, Travis McGee, writing introductions | 6 Comments

Getting Away With Murder

Posted on March 26, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: It wasn’t really McCabe’s kind of place. Or Maggie’s either. A dreary little hangout on the edge of town somewhere in rural Georgia where a few hardcore drinkers started downing shots at about eight in the morning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged crime writing, Darkness First, Down East Books, James Hayman, Legalized Murder, mystery writing, Open Carry, Stand Your Ground, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 3 Comments

Somethin’ Happening in Here

Posted on February 18, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. And I’m feeling sort of nostalgic. This is partly because I’ve had a lot of interest from publishers of late in my backlist, AKA my early books that are hard to find. Gratifying to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Amazon, book publishing, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, George Packer, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries | 11 Comments

It’s All In Your Head

Posted on February 3, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, just off the bike and ready to write. Well, this being Maine, you’re probably figuring I wasn’t riding the roads. Like most serious cyclists in this neck of the woods I’ve moved to a trainer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Daniel Craig, Down East Books, film adaptations of novels, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, James Bond, Kenneth Branagh, mystery writing, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Wallander | 5 Comments

Devil in the Details

Posted on January 16, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all, Gerry Boyle here, just back from having a cup of tea in a local cafe, where I read emails from my literary agent and an editor (the business end of the book business), and wrote out plot notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged book research, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, how to research a crime novel, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine Crime Writers, Port City Black and White | 3 Comments

Wind chill and other writing devices

Posted on January 2, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, wishing you a happy 2014. The year is off to a chilly, snowy start in my neck of the Maine woods. Temps way below zero every night, remnants of the pre-Christmas ice storm glistening and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, maine mysteries, Maine winter, mystery writers, Port City Black and White | 9 Comments

When One Book Leads to Another

Posted on December 2, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, lifting my nose out of a a couple of books. That I’m reading, I mean, flipping back and forth like the two works were one. I don’t know how you read (feel free to fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged All Standing, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Kate Manning, Kathryn Miles, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, My Notorious Life, mysteries, mystery writers, Port City Black and White | 6 Comments

The Mystery of Paper vs. Digital: Where Are We Headed?

Posted on October 7, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all, Gerry Boyle here. Today’s post is a continuation from something I posted yesterday on my blog over at gerryboyle.com. In that post I talked about finishing a new crime novel called THE DEAD SAMARITAN, which I wrote with … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged amazon direct, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, digital publishing, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Kindle, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine writers, mystery writing, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown | 17 Comments

A Writer’s Day Off

Posted on June 14, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here to tell you what you may already know. The writer’s day off? There isn’t one. I say this having been in a holding pattern for some time with two completed books (ONCE BURNED, McMorrow No. … Continue reading →