What crime novel would you most like to have written?
Anything by Ed McBain. I picked up one his books in a second-hand book shop in New York because it was a dollar and I liked the cover. Before that I had no interest in crime novels; after that I had little interest in anything else. So McBain is my first love.
What fictional character would you most like to have been?
Philip Kerr’s brilliant creation, Bernie Gunther.
Who do you read for guilty pleasures?
I’d have to plead guilty to John Grisham. But he probably knows a lawyer who can get me off.
Most satisfying writing moment?
The first sentence. It tends to get tricky after that.
If you could recommend one Irish crime novel, what would it be?
THE BOOK OF EVIDENCE. I’m not sure if John Banville meant to it to be read as a crime novel. But that’s how I see it.
What Irish crime novel would make a great movie?
I think THE BOOK OF EVIDENCE would make for a great movie.
Worst / best thing about being a writer?
The worst is the feeling that everything you write could do with a bit of improvement. The best is when someone reads something you wrote and says otherwise.
The pitch for your next book is …?
The pitch is under wraps at the moment because it is a sequel to my current book and I don’t want to give too much away. But here’s a little taster for now:
He didn’t cry out when Fanta McCarthy hammered the long slender nails into his palms. But he knew it was only a matter of time before he told them everything. And then the killing could begin.
Who are you reading right now?
Would you believe EIGHTBALL BOOGIE by a certain Declan Burke? I know that seems like I’m sucking up to my interrogator, but it happens to be true.
God appears and says you can only write OR read. Which would it be?
I’d go looking for a new God, one who isn’t so cruel.
The three best words to describe your own writing are …?
Short, Sharp and Entertaining (I hope.)
KEEP AWAY FROM THOSE FERRARIS is Pat Fitzpatrick’s debut novel.
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