Whom You Know is one of my favorite sites on the web. It features the best of Manhattan. It's my first stop when I'm looking for a good restaurant. Recently, Peachy interviewed me for her column, Movers and Shakers. No holds barred. We covered everything,...
Update: I’m getting trickles of information everywhere: email, dm, tweets, etc. Please “like” my Facebook page to join in/follow. I’ll try to direct all conversation there. Forget the long lines at the malls. I hope the expression “Black...
Many thanks to my friend, Ned Skinner, for sending a jar of "Cherry Man" maraschinos. Cherry Man is the only brand for mixing the perfect Manhattan. For your Thanksgiving pleasure, I'm posting my favorite recipe: 3/4 oz sweet vermouth 2 1/2 oz bourbon...
I'm a huge football fan, and in my opinion there's nothing like a good quarterback controversy. Mark Sanchez versus Tim Tebow, for example. The thing is–I never expected a personnel controversy to work its way into the Grove O'Rourke series. Wait a...
I've been researching art heists recently. Today, I came across this poem by John Updike. The New Yorker published Stolen on April 14, 2003. Updike suggests how treasures taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum might feel about their plight: Stolen by John...
“Do you have any advice for aspiring authors?” It’s a question that readers always ask at book signings. “First book?” I like to fish around for details before offering advice. “Yes.” “Don’t tell anyone.” The...
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.
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.