I confess, when January Magazine contributing editor Ali Karim (shown on the left in this photograph, with novelist James Rollins) sent me his 5,792-word report on the first annual ThrillerFest, hosted earlier this month by the International Thriller Writers, I was at a loss as to how best to treat it in either The Rap Sheet or January proper. However, George Easter, editor of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, has saved me the trouble by publishing Ali’s piece in its entirety on his own Web site. Although much has already been written about ThrillerFest (see examples here, here, and here), I think you’ll agree that this account is among the most comprehensive, as well as the most entertaining. Included in its numerous highlights: Jeffery Deaver’s admission that he’ll likely be remembered best for his 2004 historical thriller, Garden of Beasts; Lee Child’s witty comment about how he “names most of his secondary characters from stationary items”; and Ali’s clever scheme to shoot a photograph of ITW Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Clive Cussler sitting down to lunch with Easter. All in all, a delightful recap.
Read Ali’s ThrillerFest report here.
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