Steven Womack
Author of Dead Folks' Blues
About the Author
Image credit: Sharyn McCrumb, Justine Veatch, and Steven Womack in Nashville
Series
Works by Steven Womack
Associated Works
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 48 copies, 1 review
A Confederacy of Crime: New Stories of Southern-Style Mystery (2001) — Contributor — 40 copies, 1 review
Canine Crimes: Fifteen Thrilling Original Tales Starring German Shepherds, Irish Setters, Mastifs, Mutts, and Other Daring Dogs (1998) — Contributor — 19 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Womack, Steven James
- Birthdate
- 1952
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Tulane University
Southampton College (MFA) - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Tennessee, USA
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Reviews
This was a decent read, a struggling author who'd been unable to get anywhere suddenly starts climbing the ladder of success when he begins writing a novel series about a serial killer. Only problem is there's an actual serial killer on the loose who has evaded police committing remarkably similar crimes, something an avid reader notes after seeing a newspaper article on yet another crime. Only now the avid reader has just attending a book signing in that very same town with the author and show more realises they aren't just remarkable similar, they're the same with details slightly adjusted.
Ensuing is some procedural law enforcement and legal wrangled as a case against the author is formed and brought to the courts.
I quite enjoyed it and thought the idea of a crime writer being the actual criminal was an interesting topic to write about. I didn't so much like that some characters just passed through the story forming up the plot not to be heard from again, that being said it didn't detract all that much from the main thrust of the story and overall the writing and story was pleasurable to read. show less
Ensuing is some procedural law enforcement and legal wrangled as a case against the author is formed and brought to the courts.
I quite enjoyed it and thought the idea of a crime writer being the actual criminal was an interesting topic to write about. I didn't so much like that some characters just passed through the story forming up the plot not to be heard from again, that being said it didn't detract all that much from the main thrust of the story and overall the writing and story was pleasurable to read. show less
I like the whole inept PI thing -- kind of a Rockford type. Lonnie was his Angel. I can see it. Not a fabulous plot but really likable protagonist and good supporting characters.
Enjoyable, light read about a detective, just starting out in the game, who is contacted by an ex-girlfriend who is concerned about threats made to her husband.
Nothing too mind-bending and you feel like giving Harry a boot up the bottom to wake him up, but an amusing enough read.
Nothing too mind-bending and you feel like giving Harry a boot up the bottom to wake him up, but an amusing enough read.
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- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 432
- Popularity
- #56,590
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 81
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