writing

  • LE BARDE NOIR tickets available now

    Le Barde Noir, a surreal Shakespearean noir dramedy, with which I contributed to the script alongside a great lineup of talent, has hit the stage as of last night!Thanks to all the great actors, directors, and writers for making this Monterey-based noir a reality!If you live in California’s Monterey Peninsula and want to attend a

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  • Short Story RAGING MONGO out today on Bristol Noir

    Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug story, out today over on Bristol Noir, in which Sam deals with a post-election, holiday tiff between two work buddies. Read it free right here. Thanks to John at the always amazing Bristol Noir for accepting this short piece!

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Dietrich Kalteis and Crooked

    Dietrich Kalteis is one of those writers you can’t get enough of. Every new addition adds another to jewel to his crime writing crown. His latest historical crime offering, CROOKED, is absolutely no exception. Like an expert fisherman, Kalteis hooks readers from the outset thanks to a cast of dastardly charmers. Crooked, a fictional account,

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  • OUT NOW: EERIE ARIZONA

    Out this week is EERIE ARIZONA, my latest nonfiction book from The History Press, featuring creepy cryptid stories, ghostly haunts, the Phoenix Lights, and famous Arizona unsolved mysteries. Read about the chupacabra, the story behind the film Fire in the Sky, the murder of the star of Hogan’s Heroes, and more. Find it on Barnes

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: K.A. Schultz on her new books, GÖTHIQUE and KHRYSTMASS

    The words, “If you love the horrific lyrically delivered, this book is for you” were used to describe K.A. Schultz’s GÖTHIQUE, a late 2023 collection of prose and poetry that leans into the macabre the way a killer stalks their victims on a quiet night, silently at first, just out of sight, until the inevitable

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  • Eerie Arizona to be released Oct. 21, 2024

    The History Press will release Eerie Arizona, my sixth nonfiction book, on Monday, October 21, 2024. Look for it everywhere online and in bookstores throughout Arizona. Preorders for the book are now available here! Read the blurb below: Mysterious lights, mystical vortexes and the Mogollon Monster. Go beyond the beautiful vistas and desert landscapes and

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  • Sam the Thug story END ON A LOW NOTE in issue one of Pulp Lit

    Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug short story, “End on a Low Note,” in the first issue of Pulp Lit, a brand new online magazine. Click the page turn arrow to read each page! It’s free to read here!

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  • Who by Fire and Author Greg Rhyno – Review and Interview

    Review of Who by Fire by Greg Rhyno Who by Fire isn’t just a memorable Leonard Cohen song.; it’s also the title of a remarkable new book by mystery author Greg Rhyno, out April 20th from Cormorant Books. Who by Fire introduces the world to one clever, and reluctant, sleuth with Dame Polara. Like Cohen’s

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  • Off the Cuff with me and Dietrich Kalteis

    Thrilled to be today’s guest on Off the Cuff with one of the best crime writers of our generation, Dietrich Kalteis. We chatted about my latest Barker Mysteries novella, Monterey Lies, and writing stuff in general! Read it here!

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2023

    Reading is often the best cure for what ails you. And 2023 was, for me, a year of ailments, ending with a flu bug that continues to rattle around in my chest as I type these words. There were some great reads this year, including many older tales and many new tales from up-and-coming talent.

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