Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born into the movie business. My father was an academy award-nominated actor. I became a television writer and producer. When I turned to writing fiction, the crime movies of the forties and fifties became my muse…with a touch of Italian and French films from the sixties and seventies. I have two new books just out. “About Her Dead Husband,” and “Two Timing.”
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Book number three is “The Sentimental Killer.” I’ve always been fascinated in people who dance around the edges of our civilized world. This is the story of a “retired” assassin, looking for peace and quiet, and a corner of paradise to call his own. But a savage gang, a greedy millionaire, and another man’s wife turn his corner of paradise into a war zone.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing is an unusual habit.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Steinbeck, Jorge Borges, John Le Carre, Gertrude Stein, Shakespeare, Ernest Thompson Seton’s Wahb: “The Biography of a Grizzly”, Sarte’s “The Words”…it goes on and on.
What are you working on now?
Book five. “Oscar Moon” about a cop’s last week on the job.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Can’t say yet, I’m still learning that part of the business.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Always respect your audience.
What are you reading now?
Several books.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More books and travel to Italy with my wife.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
A collected works of Shakespeare, another of Jorge Borges, Robert Pirsig’s “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and something by John Le Carre.
Author Websites and Profiles
John Ireland Amazon Profile