Jon Spoelstra (Author of Who's Killing All My Old Girlfriends?)
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Jon Spoelstra

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in Detroit, MI, now living in Portland, OR, The United States
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"I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago."

I wish I had uttered that. I didn't, but I feel it. (Attribute that quote to an American illustrator, Maurice Sendak.)

So, not accepting that I've turned into a typical old man, I wrote a mystery involving some nifty old guys, "Who's Killing All My Old Girlfriends."

I sent the manuscript to a bunch of test readers—all old men and a few old women. They loved it. They wanted to read the sequel. Even before publishing "Who's Killing All My Old Girlfriends," I wrote a sequel. "Who's Killing the Fountain of Youth."

More rave reviews came from my test readers, all oldsters.

If you're over 50 years old, I suspect that you'd enjoy these two novels.
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Being old ain’t easy, but it’s fun when chasing a killer

“If you write about old guys, it proves you’re an idiot,” a publisher friend told me, “Old guys don’t buy fiction books, only old women do.”

So, what did I do? Yup, I wrote a novel about old guys solving some murders in Who’s Killing All My Old Girlfriends.

I did it for a couple of reasons: 1) I’m an old guy; I know old guys; I know how they think, 2) Old guys are a lot more fun than most people th Read more of this blog post »
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“Heck, I remember that I used to dress up to take an airplane flight; today, it looks homeless people fill up the planes.”
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“I don't give any book a big chance. If it isn't interesting from the get-go, I let go. Sure I paid for the book, but I don't have to pay more in my time to read a book that bores me. If I don't enjoy reading it, why read it? For my original investment in the book? That's silly.”
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Zach Great meeting you.

I am also a fan of Charlie Huston, Lawrence Block and James Ellroy. Not farmiliar with Martin Limon or Brendand DuBois, I will have to check them out.

Also your novel sounds interesting.


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