Andy’s Blog

Andy Straka’s A Witness Above is #8 in the top 10 detective fiction list at Barnes & Noble! Top Ten Current Bestsellers on the NOOK for Detective Fiction. 1 Girl With the Dragan Tattoo by Steig Larsson 2 The First Rule of Ten by Gay Hendricks 3 What It Was by George Pelecanos 4 In a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich 5 Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 6 Angle of Investigation by Michael Connelly 7 A Cold Day for Murder by …

Have you ever been so engrossed in a project that it’s hard to see the forest for the trees? Maybe you’re overwhelmed with responsibilities at work or with children on the home front. A writer’s life can be like that sometimes. Somewhere near the middle of a book, no matter how good the outline, the task can suddenly appear overwhelming, even impossible. I feel like I’ve become mired at such a stage these past couple of weeks as I slowly …

Many of us seek out inspirational stories at Christmastime. If you’re looking to curl up with a warm cup of cheer and a good murder mystery, the great folks over at Mystery Lovers Bookstore have compiled an excellent list of holiday-themed mysteries. While not a Christmas-themed tale, I hope my latest thriller, The Blue Hallelujah, becomes a special book in your library or in that of someone you love. A departure from my well-known Frank Pavlicek mystery series, it’s the story of …

—-Free, for your reading pleasure, especially for writers. Maybe a glimpse of the near future. A story about ebooks and the ghost of publishing past. —- I half expected the old man in the green eyeshade not to show. But when I stepped off the elevator on the twenty-fourth floor of the Acme Legacy Publishing building in New York a few minutes after midnight, there he was. In his corner office with his shirtsleeves rolled up, nursing bloodshot eyes. The …