About this episode
This episode features interviews with bestselling author Rick Mofina and film composer Tom Howe.
On the Saturday April 18, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet USA TODAY, Globe and Mail, and Toronto Star bestselling author Rick Mofina. He’s the author of more than thirty crime fiction thrillers that have been published in nearly thirty countries. A former journalist, he has interviewed murderers on death row, flown over Los Angeles with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He is a two-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, and a multiple finalist for the International Thriller Writers Awards and the Shamus Award, presented by the Private Eye Writers of America. Library Journal calls him "one of the best thriller writers in the business." His latest novel, “One Second Away” is a high-octane global thriller that begins with a parent’s desperate search and rapidly escalates into an international investigation involving the FBI, uncovering a far-reaching web of secrets and lies. Set across multiple cities, the story delivers relentless suspense while exploring the emotional fallout of life-altering decisions made in an instant. Then, we’ll meet Tom Howe, the British-born (now LA-based) film and TV…
People in this episode
Guests: TOM HOWE, RICK MOFINA
Topics covered
- crime fiction
- thrillers
- film scoring
- music
- interviews
Keywords
- One Second Away
- Crime Writers of Canada Award
- Ted Lasso
- international investigation
- suspense
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Ted Lasso, The Great British Bake Off
Books & works: The Richard Crouse Show, the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, the International Thriller Writers Awards, the Shamus Award, One Second Away, Shrinking, The Great British Bake Off
Places: Los Angeles, Arctic, LA
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