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J.B. Stevens

J.B. Stevens lives in the southeastern United States with his wife and daughter. He is a crime fiction writer, memoirist, and book reviewer. He won Mystery Tribune’s inaugural micro fiction contest. His work has been published by Thriller Magazine, Out of the Gutter’s Flash Fiction Offensive, Close To The Bone, The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Story and Grit, Punk Noir Magazine, and many others. He can be found online at jb-stevens.com and on Twitter @iamjbstevens.

Q&A with Scott Blackburn, author of It Dies With You

By J.B. Stevens

August 11, 2022

Today I’m speaking with Scott Blackburn. Scott’s debut novel—It Dies With You—is a literary/mystery hybrid from Crooked Lane Books. J.B.: Scott, thanks for speaking with me. Let’s jump right in. Can you tell me a bit about yourself and your background? Scott: My pleasure. I’m a 39-year-old English instructor, born and raised in North Carolina…

Q&A with Bobby Matthews, author of Living the Gimmick

By J.B. Stevens

August 5, 2022

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Bobby Mathews, an exciting up-and-coming author. His new novel Living the Gimmick ($14.95 paperback and $4.99 eBook) was released last spring and is getting rave reviews. His follow-up, Magic City Blues, is due later in the year—both from Shotgun Honey. J.B.: Bobby, thanks for speaking with me, it’s…

Q&A with Peter Farris, author of The Devil Himself

By J.B. Stevens

May 24, 2022

Recently, I had the honor of speaking with Peter Farris. Peter is a critically acclaimed crime fiction author and resident of North Georgia (scientifically proven to be the greatest region in the entire universe). He is a French literary juggernaut and is due to break out here in the United States. Peter’s latest release, The…

Q&A with Carter Wilson, author of The New Neighbor

By J.B. Stevens

April 19, 2022

Carter Wilson is a USA Today best-selling thriller author and all-around interesting guy. He grew up out west, went to school back east, and now lives in Colorado. He started writing in 2003 and his first novel, Final Crossing, was published in 2012. His most recent work, The New Neighbor, comes out on April 12th from Source Books/Poison…

Book Review: Shadows Reel by C. J. Box

By J.B. Stevens

March 8, 2022

Turning and turning in the widening gyre   The falcon cannot hear the falconer;   Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;   Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.   William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming”, featured in the opening of Shadows Reel Shadows Reel is the twenty-second Joe Pickett mystery/thriller novel from C.J.…

Book Review: Twentymile by C. Matthew Smith

By J.B. Stevens

November 18, 2021

“The beauty and charm of the wilderness are his for the asking, for the edges of the wilderness lie close beside the beaten roads of the present travel.” —Theodore Roosevelt   Twentymile is a November 19th, 2021, release from Latah Books, and was written by C. Matthew Smith. The novel is a thriller with a…

Q&A with Mark Westmoreland, Author of A Violent Gospel

By J.B. Stevens

September 24, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Westmoreland. He is a talented up-and-coming noir author. His debut book, A Violent Gospel, is available now from Shotgun Honey Books. About A Violent Gospel, the author writes: “The book is about two brothers, Mack and Marshall Dooley, who steal money from a snake-handling Pentecostal cult…

Q&A with Tori Eldridge, Author of The Ninja Betrayed

By J.B. Stevens

September 15, 2021

Tori Eldridge is the author of The Ninja Daughter, The Ninja’s Blade, and The Ninja Betrayed (a 9/14/2021 release from Polis Books, $16.95). Tori’s been nominated for the Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity awards. She was also a film and stage performer. Tori was kind enough to speak with me about her work.   Q: Hello…

Q&A with Megan Collins, author of The Family Plot

By J.B. Stevens

August 16, 2021

Hello crime-fiction readers. Recently, I did an email-based Q & A with Megan Collins. Ms. Collins is the author of The Family Plot—an August release through Atria Books. The Family Plot is already generating great buzz. Andrea Bartz says the work is “Dark, claustrophobic, and beautifully written with Collins’s signature musical prose.” As a reader,…

Book Review: Godspeed by Nickolas Butler

By J.B. Stevens

July 23, 2021

Jackson, Wyoming is a town. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a valley. I didn’t know that—I thought it was all “Jackson Hole”. That’s the problem with a place becoming famous, it pushes reality aside.  The town of Jackson has, somehow, become an afterthought within the town of Jackson. This townie/outsider dynamic is the space Nickolas Butler…

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