Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in Key West, Fl., and most of my Mick Murphy Key West Mystery books take place there. Mistaken Identity is the 10th book in the series and the 2nd one that has my character begin in Dublin, Ireland before returning to Key West.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
MISTAKEN IDENTITY is the new book and it was inspired while I was in Dublin and became of the gang war there between two drug gangs. Much of the background of the Irish section is drawn from that war. Changed names of protect me when I return this summer!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I usually write in the morning, read in the afternoon and often do some minor editing in the evening.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Hemingway, then in mystery/thriller there are many. Some are James Lee Burke, Don Bruns, Robert Crais, Michael Collins, Laurence Block.
What are you working on now?
Sketching out an untitled novel about big corporations invading Key West with expensive homes and condos. Where’s the money come for these projects?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, read the kind of books you write and don’t talk to much!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write & read
What are you reading now?
John Cunningham’s Silver Good-Bye
What’s next for you as a writer?
To get my outline done and begin the new book, while promoting my current one.
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?
Hemingway’s short stories and three good mysteries that I’d enjoy reading over and over.
Author Websites and Profiles
Michael Haskins Website