With Eric Beetner and A Wound That Will Not Heal

About this episode

Eric Beetner joins Terrance Layhew to discuss his final Carter McCoy novel and various aspects of noir literature and writing.

"Carter McCoy is on borrowed time. The only thing that could get him to hit the road is a call for help from a friend. When that call comes in, he doesn't hesitate. Loading his dog Chester and his best friend, Ivana, into his truck, they head for California to help in a way only Carter can." Eric Beetner joins the show to talk about his final Carter McCoy novel A Wound That Will Not Heal, which addresses contemporary political themes while maintaining noir tradition. We also discuss essential noir texts, conference recommendations for mystery writers, and the craft of editing in both film and prose and much more! Order A Wound That Will Not Heal - https://www.amazon.com/Wound-That-Will-Not-Heal-ebook/dp/B0GTC2W6HY Order my medieval swashbuckler, Thorn https://a.co/d/04i4kDUi Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver https://a.co/d/aHi7p9z Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger https://a.co/d/5FVQJWU Order my treasure hunt novel, One Man's Treasure https://a.co/d/i19YMn7 Follow Eric https://www.ericbeetner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ericbeetner/ Follow The Show! https://terrancelayhew.com/suitup/ https://www.instagram.com/suitup.author…

People in this episode

Host: Terrance Layhew

Guest: Eric Beetner

Topics covered

• noir literature
• mystery writing
• political themes
• editing craft
• conference recommendations

Keywords

• Carter McCoy
• noir
• mystery
• Eric Beetner
• editing
• politics
• writing craft

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Wound That Will Not Heal, Thorn, Diamonds in Denver, Unwanted Passenger, One Man's Treasure

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