Eye on Bouchercon: Duane Swierczynski

Philadelphia resident Duane Swiersczynski, author of the Barry Award-nominated Severance Package and the co-author (with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker) of the new Level 26 “digi-novel” series, talks about coping with hangovers and what’s next on his plate.

Eye on Bouchercon: Michael Ayoob

During the Shamus Awards banquet on Friday night, Michael Ayoob won the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin’s First Novel Contest for his work, Shots on Goal. He has a rather unique protagonist and took a few minutes to tell us about him.

(Apologies in advance for the poor lighting.)

Eye on Bouchercon: Barbara Collins

Together with her husband, novelist Max Allan Collins (who, she says, is usually off writing “nasty stuff”), Barbara Collins pens an antiques mystery series--Trash ’n’ Treasures--under the pseudonym Barbara Allan. She updates us here on the latest entries in that series.

Eye on Bouchercon: Robert J. Randisi

Robert J. Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America, talks about a major surprise he got during this year’s Shamus Awards presentation, courtesy of Max Allan Collins.

Eye on Bouchercon: Christa Faust

Money Shot author Christa Faust talks about lack of sleep, noir, getting a date, and her Tartan ninja agent.

Eye on Bouchercon: Max Allan Collins

The prolific Max Allan Collins dishes the dirt on his long-awaited next private eye Nathan Heller novel, Bye Bye, Baby, and the truth about Marilyn Monroe’s appearance in that story.

Eye on Bouchercon: Simon Wood

Simon Wood, author of the forthcoming workplace thriller Terminated, talks about that novel as well as a new car-racing mystery series he has planned.

Eye on Bouchercon: Tom Schreck

New York resident Tom Schreck, author of the Duffy Dumbrowski series, talks with us about his forthcoming novel (Out Cold), terrorism and Muslim basset hounds.

Eye on Bouchercon: J.A. Konrath

J.A. Konrath, aka Jack Kilborn, author of the Jack Daniels series, explains the single most important reason for coming to
Bouchercon in Indianapolis this year.

Eye on Bouchercon: Jon Jordan

Jon Jordan is the co-publisher, with his wife, Ruth, of Crimespree Magazine, an Anthony Award-winning journal of crime fiction, author interviews, news, and reviews. He’s also the author of Interrogations (2003), a collection of discussions with mystery writers.

Eye on Bouchercon: Otto Penzler

Editor’s note: The Rap Sheet has several people on hand covering Bouchercon 2009. Among them is author, blogger, and late-life student Jim Winter, who has traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, with a video camera to conduct short interviews with some of the distinguished attendees. His first subject: Edgar Award-winning editor, bookshop proprietor, and sometime critic Otto Penzler, who talks here about his latest projects.