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The Dirty Lowdown called Mike Faricy America's hottest new mystery writer. Robert Carraher referred to him as Minnesota's Master of the Bizarre. Crime Scene referred to him as the next Carl Hiaasen. Mike Faricy writes four crime fiction series; Dev Haskell mystery series, the Corridor Man series, Jack Dillon Dublin Tales series, and the Hotshot series. Faricy's novels are filled with the sort of oddballs we're all curious about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. His characters serve not so much as an example as they do a warning to us all. None of them will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies, or coups to take over the government. Rather, Faricy's characters inhabit a world just below the surface of polite society. The circumstances they find themselves in are usually due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting stories. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Faricy still spends part of his time in the saintly city as well as in Dublin, Ireland. mikefaricybooks.com Mike's Readings: Bite Me – 11:30 Last Shot – 26:39 Mr. Swirlee – 43:19 Michael’s Beer Pairings: Mas Agave, Founders Brewing Company (paired to Bite Me) – 8:35 Steel Reserve, Steel Brewing Company (paired to Last Shot) – 22:40 Dirty Bastard, Founders Brewing Company (paired to Mr. Swirlee) – 41:16 Interview Highlights: Where does a womanizing private investigator like Dev Haskell come from? – 17:36 Mike's history with St Paul, where most of his novels are set. – 20:57 Where does Mike find his characters? – 35:15 Why Ireland? What happened to Mike in a pub there! – 36:07 Why the decision to write under pen names--and why change that now? – 49:48 Mike's amazing marketing--and why he can now write full time – 50:29 COMING NEXT MONTH: Ozgur K. Sahin, author of Brethren of the Spanish Main series. UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology Our theme music is from www.bensound.com.