Excerpt from One Man’s Paradise
"Questioning is as instinctive for lawyers as lighting cigarettes is for smokers. And it's just as nasty a habit." ONE MAN'S PARADISE (2010) by Douglas Corleone
R.I. Plumber
Our builder used to be a plumber. In those days his team operated under the slogan, "Your sh** is our bread and butter." Only in Rhode Island, right? Maybe we should invite him to blog on Algonquin Redux.
Quip of the Day
Mary said, “She’s like me but worse.”
Top 10 Quotes from the Algonquin Round Table
Doug, great post yesterday about the Algonquin Round Table. I started trolling around the web to find out which of the original Algonquin participants said what. I capped Dorothy Parker at two quotes, though her wit was prolific! 10. Edna Ferber: "A closed mind is a...
The Joy of Books
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“The Trust is a Winner from Start to Finish”
I’ve been a huge fan of Chris Reich ever since his first novel, Numbered Account. So I was thrilled when Chris agreed to read The Trust. Here’s what he has to say:
What She Saw
There was that weekend several years ago. We were four guys, maybe five. I can’t seem to recall, because my memory is fading these days. That’s why I’m writing down the details. It would be a crime to forget our Saturday night, to misplace 45 wondrous minutes somewhere in my ward of aging brain cells…
The Human GPS
You know how we all have one special talent: the gift big enough to fill a room; or so subtle only our id knows for sure? I believe everybody has a knack, a flair, call it what you want. We each enjoy our own superpower. My wife is a human GPS. You could drop Mary in...
Norb Vonnegut
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.