Now THIS is how to write a book review!

KD James on COUNTY LINE by Bill Cameron.

She got my attention cause she reviewed a book by Bill Cameron, one of my Fabulous Clients.

She's KEEPING my attention cause her voice just shines through.

COUNTY LINE "(not) just another thriller!"

Snarl

Here is a list of things I can say with certainty I don't care about:

1. Whether Rep. Anthony Weiner was hacked/bamboozled/justplainstupid about the crotch shot.  You've seen one pair of boxer briefs you've seen them all.

2. Sarah Palin's Excellent Adventure.  I don't care if she's avoiding reporters or giving Fox an exclusive.  I know her opinion on everything: Not-Obama's. I don't want to hear about the 2012 election until ...surprise surprise...2012.

Doesn't the news media have something more interesting to talk about: like the absence of air conditioning my office?  Or even better: I just got finished copies of Bill Cameron's COUNTY LINE and it's so GORGEOUS it cured my snarl.

why yes, that is Bill Cameron clutching a Dagger Short List!

The CrimeWriters Association Short Story Dagger 2011
Prize: £500

Nominees are:
"Wednesday’s Child" by Ken Bruen from First Thrills

"The Princess of Felony Flats" by Bill Cameron from First Thrills

"East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road" by John Lawton from Agents of Treachery

"Homework" by Phil Lovesey from The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime Vol 8

"The Dead Club" by Michael Palmer & Daniel Palmer from First Thrills



What an amazing list! And how deeply rewarding to see the incredibly talented Bill Cameron right there!

COUNTY LINE "sparkles on the page"

oh yes it does!  The good folks at Murder by the Book give COUNTY LINE a rave review.

Here's part of it:

Cameron has written a thriller that makes you want to turn the page faster and faster. He has also written a sensitive story about a young girl from a dysfunctional family who has more troubles than someone her age should have. Cameron's writing easily and poetically handles the transition from Skin's story to Ruby's, from then to now. This is a story that will linger.



Now, as to whether Bill himself sparkles, well, you'll just have to find him at one of his reading stops this summer and ask.

"damn those kids and their recurring need to eat!"

yowza!

I ♥ Evan Lewis

In fact, I think I might be standing in line to ♥ Evan Lewis after reading this.

And Evan, if you're coming to NYC for the Edgars, stop by the FPLM lair. I've got a tumbler of scotch with your name on it! Congratulations!

List this!

DAY ONE is on the best of 2010 list compiled by the Portland Mercury!

If you haven't treated yourself to this amazing book, well, click here and get cracking!

What kind of Christmas will it be?

If you're Bill Cameron, it could be anything from   

Electrical Fire Christmas, Turkey with Larvae Stuffing Christmas and Aunt Nell’s Affair Revealed Christmas (followed eleven months later by Aunt Nell’s Other Affair Revealed Thanksgiving.) Finally, there’s my mother’s Epoch of Let Us Never Speak of This Again, or what my sister Vicki and I refer to simply as the Year of Danny Coots.

Yes, you want to read the rest of the story. Put down your beverages first.

Bill Cameron prowls the country side!

Bill Cameron on the loose!

Two of my favorite people in the world, talking to each other part D'oh

err.. part deux

Tawna Fenske and Bill Cameron.

Man oh man, I wish I'd have been there!


And this contest for a copy of DAY ONE requires a guess: Tawna Fenske mentions writing to an author of a series of books. I loved those books too. For the win: how many did I own and which was my favorite? (my mum and grandmama are disqualified from entering!)

Enter in the comments column of this post.

212-GIM-MEEE!

Riiiiing!
Riiiing!

Me (reaching for cell phone hidden under octopus): Whut?

Chipper voice: This is Inge VonPeepenskeeven, formerly of the Slitherina Literary Agency and Gin Appreciation Society! Happy DAY ONE Day!

Me: huh, whut???

Inge: (quite chipper, clearly too happy to last long in publishing) Today is the launch date for Bill Cameron's DAY ONE! We're calling to make sure you have your copy?

Me: WHUT????


Inge: Please, Miss Reid, have you bought a copy of DAY ONE yet?

Me: Buy? BUY? I have YET to forgive Bill Cameron for What He Did to Eager™.! BUY A COPY? He'll be lucky if I ever tweet to him again, that rapscallion reprobate! (sounds of snarling and octopus scuttling under desk)

Inge: Miss Reid? Miss Reid?

Me: WHAT!

Inge: Mr. Cameron sent cupcakes to your office. Miss Townsend and Miss Barnes are poised like raptors with forks and serviettes. Miss Evans, in fact BOTH Miss Evans, are swinging from the chandelier by their knees holding tongs!

Me: All is forgiven! I'll be RIGHT there! Hold them off Inge! Hold them OFF!







Inge: Where oh where did I put my application for the convent?

BEA 2010 in 1038 words

Bill Cameron's amazing third book DAY ONE (after Lost Dog and Chasing Smoke) comes out from Tyrus Books on June 1. Tyrus' editor Alison Janssen and publisher Ben Leroy look almost as happy about this as we do!

Philip Marlowe could not have said it better himself

The first, “Coffee, Black” by Bill Cameron, is a great bit of caffeinated noir – a coffee-house mystery that perfectly captures Portland’s espresso-fueled and anti-corporate culture. Camron has the hard-bitten prose down flat:

She’s a touch thick, not quite shed of her winter fat, but she wears her flesh with oblivious self-assurance. I have no doubt a man with a flatter belly could pay her bar tab and bed her the same night, with no idea of the problems she’ll cause over breakfast.

Philip Marlowe could not have said it better himself.

From ReadingLocal

"nailed flawlessly"...why yes, yes he did!

Coffee, Black by Bill Cameron unwinds in Seven Corners, "a tangled confluence of streets at the southeast edge of Ladd's Addition," where another former cop is on a stakeout to see who is trashing the Starbucks on a regular basis. The gritty, aging side of PDX hipster culture is nailed flawlessly and the insurance scam at the heart of the story rings perfectly noir."

from The Oregonian's review of Akashic's Portland Noir by Peter Handel

"my favorite is Bill Cameron!"

On the list of things I like to see in reviews: "my favorite so far is Bill Cameron" is right there in the top three!

Here's the link to Alison Hallett's write up on Portland Noir (Akashic).

The perfect gift for your ma if she is one tough Mother!

No, not the handsome model...the shirt!

And if you can't find that, then Portland Noir, the most recent anthology with a story from that handsome model himself.

Hurray! Portland Noir is HERE!

and the cover lists leading contributors: Ariel Gore, Jess Walter, *Bill Cameron*, Karen Karbo, Zoe Trope, Jonathan Sellwood and Monica Drake!