Yep, it’s rubber-hose time, folks: a rapid-fire Q&A for those shifty-looking usual suspects ...What crime novel would you most like to have written?
POP. 1280 by Jim Thompson. One of the more subversive books ever written. And a great philosophical discussion on whether pleasuring a pig would constitute rape.
What fictional character would you most like to have been?
Fred from Scooby Doo. I liked his orange ascot. Plus, the dude got more ass than a toilet seat. By the way, was I the only one who was more attracted to Velma than Daphne? Really? I was?
Who do you read for guilty pleasures?
I enjoy reading self-help books.
Most satisfying writing moment?
When my mother finished reading THE DISASSEMBLED MAN and asked if there was anything she could have done differently in raising me.
The best Irish crime novel is …?
THE BUTCHER BOY by Patrick McCabe. McCabe is a master at creating off-centre protagonists, and Francie Brady is the most off-centre of them all. I’m not easily disturbed, and that book frickin’ disturbed me.
What Irish crime novel would make a great movie?
PRIEST by Ken Bruen. THE BIG O by Declan Burke.
Worst / best thing about being a writer?
The best thing is the incredible amount of wealth that I’ve accumulated. I now use hundred-dollar bills to wipe my ass. The worst is the paparazzi. I can’t even go on a date with the local hooker without getting swarmed.
The pitch for your next book is …?
I’m working on a book tentatively titled CROWS IN THE STEEPLE. It’s a Wyoming Gothic. The protagonist is a fellow named Benton Faulk who is either a returning war hero or a delusional psychopath, depending who you believe. It’s a story the whole family will enjoy.
Who are you reading right now?
THE WIDOW by Georges Simenon. Can you say nihilism?
God appears and says you can only write OR read. Which would it be?
I would tell God that he should concern himself with something a little more important than my reading and writing habits. Like that pothole on Steele Street, for example. Well, nobody else in town is doing anything about it!
The three best words to describe your own writing are …?
Frightening, warped, repulsive. Oh, my writing? I thought you were asking about me.
Nate Flexer’s THE DISASSEMBLED MAN is available now.
Recently read The Disassembled Man. Great read. If you like Jim Thompson, you'll probably dig Nate Flexer.
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