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?
THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN’S UNION.
What fictional character would you most like to have been?
Anyone amoral.
Who do you read for guilty pleasures?
John Burdett.
Most satisfying writing moment?
Coming up with a credible dialogue in the book that explains the title HUMPTY DUMPTY WAS PUSHED.
“Then his cousin solemnly gave Vooko the gun, lit up a juicy spliff , and after a few hits, got sadly philosophical. “Take care with this, little cuz. This place America, ain’t like home. No way. Here nobody takes responsibility for anything. They got “no fault insurance,” bumper stickers and tee shirts that say “shit happens.” Come on man, let’s be real, shit don’t just happen yo, that’s what I’m talkin’ about: Humpty Dumpty was pushed!”The best Irish crime novel is …?
THE BLACK ANGEL.
What Irish crime novel would make a great movie?
Ditto.
Worst / best thing about being a writer?
Finishing or starting a book. Starting or finishing a book.
The pitch for your next book is …?
White boy stud super star street baller thinks he sees an off-court killing during Entertainers Basketball Classic at Harlem’s Rucker’s Park.
Who are you reading right now?
WILD COWBOYS: URBAN MARAUDERS AND THE FORCES OF ORDER by Robert Jackall.
God appears and says you can only write OR read. Which would it be?
I say to God. “You mean I get to write but I can’t read what I‘ve written?” God nods affirmative. I continue, “Sounds like heaven to me.”
The three best words to describe your own writing are …?
Fast, faster, funny.
Marc Blatte’s HUMPTY DUMPTY WAS PUSHED is available now.
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