Yep, it’s rubber-hose time, folks: a rapid-fire Q&A for those shifty-looking usual suspects ...What crime novel would you most like to have written?
THE MALTESE FALCON has got to be the coolest ever. And it got the best movie adaptation too.
What fictional character would you most like to have been?
Has to be Sam Spade, right? I’d have to work on the Bogie lisp though.
Who do you read for guilty pleasures?
To hell with guilt: the Flashman series is the funniest thing on paper!
Most satisfying writing moment?
Re-reading bits of my first book ADD A ZERO recently and not having to do so though my fingers!
The best Irish crime novel is …?
Since my other half is Niamh O’Connor, I would say it has to be IF I NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. Now, put that shovel and bag of lime down, dear.
What Irish crime novel would make a great movie?
Any new book that features murder on the Curragh, racism and a tincture of tasteful sex against a background of Irish racing should be snapped up immediately by a major Hollywood studio for an obscene amount of money.
Worst / best thing about being a writer?
The worst is facing into a day when the pressure is on and you need a thousand words. The best is having managed to squeeze out that thousand.
The pitch for your next book is …?
“Seriously, Johnny Depp has agreed to play the main guy in a movie of it.”
Who are you reading right now?
I’m re-reading Groucho Marx’s autobiography, GROUCHO AND ME. He always was going to be the Marxist that would survive the test of time.
God appears and says you can only write OR read. Which would it be?
Read, every time.
The three best words to describe your own writing are …?
Very. Reasonably. Priced.
Brian O’Connor’s BLOODLINE is published by Poolbeg.
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