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Ocotillo Arts Press publishes my work and some others -- a list comprising science fiction, crime fiction, literary novels, memoirs, a book on the detective as a cultural icon, and many small works downloadable for free.

I began as a novelist and writer of short stories and published two books and some 25 stories in those years. In the mid-90s I turned to making handmade books in editions of one or two, using my own writings, art, paper, design, printing, and binding. Some of these books can be found on my website http://ocotilloarts.com where you can also download such things as a book about artists books (Now the Artists Book Now) and a fragment of a walking tour of 1950 Paris. The text of my novels can be purchased as e-books either throu ...more

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	The Expatriate 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Figure of the Detective: A Literary History and Analysis 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Told To it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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When my work is on the table at a writers’ group meeting the first question I hear from young writers who still need to be propped up is the old shibboleth “Who’s your audience?” To this I say, if I’m in a certain mood, that I don’t know. It annoys people when someone flouts the rules. If I feel more forgiving I will say also that it’s not my business to find my audience but to create it. To annoy

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