Which is harder to write … true crime or crime fiction?
ByRon FranscellJan 26, 2023My true crimes like SHADOWMAN and THE DARKEST NIGHT are the product of old-school research and investigation. I’m an old-fashioned reporter who believes in first-hand, up-close sensory experiences that tell…
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I’m gonna miss you, Elsie Mae
ByRon FranscellJan 19, 2023I never met Elsie Mae but I wish I had. I don’t know too much more than last week’s obituary tells me: She taught grade school for most of her…
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Hollywood veteran Jim Meskimen breathes life into DEAF ROW
ByRon FranscellJan 14, 2023When you read a printed book, you might imagine the different characters’ motivation, feelings, and emotions. You might even envision funny little mannerisms. But when you listen to an audiobook,…
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New book trailer for DEAF ROW!
ByRon FranscellDec 23, 2022Get a taste of the new thriller that suspense superstars Anne Hillerman, CJ Box, and John Lescroart are raving about! Then go pre-order DEAF ROW at your favorite bookstore and…
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It was fun to be watching an old "NCIS" episode when up pops my friend Jim Meskimen, who narrates our upcoming DEAF ROW audiobook! Good work, man!
The colossal liar George Santos, now a New York congressman, is a reflection of a news media that has abandoned its duty to protect the public interest. Understaffed newsrooms run more by MBAs than editors, reporters who interview by text and tweet, and the monetization of editorial bias are doing as much to damage democracy as the cartoon characters they work so hard to get elected. Shame on them all.
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I always imagine the arrangement of my words matters to me more than it does to you. But it mattered to Elsie Mae more than most.
One of the real joys for me (and probably most writers) is direct contact with readers—without messaging from middleman agents, editors, publicists, or critics. Last night, I was the guest of the Converse County (WY) Library's Books and Brews book clubs, which read "ShadowMan" for January, although the conversation ranged widely into some of my other books, even the toll of true crime-writing on the writer. Thanks to Tamara Lehner, Cindy Glaze Moore, and the members of the library's book clubs for the marvelous conversation, and to my old friend Joslynn Garcia Newton for dialing-in from Houston!
If you're an audiobook "reader," you're in for a real treat with DEAF ROW's illustrious narrator Jim Meskimen! He's a bona fide celebrity ... well, many celebrities. New at ronfranscell.com.
A superstar narrator voices DEAF ROW audiobook
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Accomplished actor and impressionist Jim Meskimen brings the mottled crew and their chilling mystery to life
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