Talking About My Story in Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine

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I did a guest post at the mystery writers blog, Sleuthsayers, this week, on the subject of the origins behind my latest short story in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

The story is called “The Detective Who Stopped By Bedford Street,” and it appears in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of the popular mystery magazine.

But as usual, the story behind the story reaches back (in part) to my childhood growing up in New Jersey. The other part has to do with thriller movies, an old John Cheever story, and a particular New York City shop I used to walk past on my way to work at Scholastic back in the day.

The link to the blog post is here.

If nothing else, you’ll get to see an old postcard I found of my hometown back in the day. Check it out, if you have an interest in such things.

The Detective Who Stopped by Bedford Street, by Joseph D'Agnese | Image by Denise Kiernan

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Just a reminder: the e-book versions of both of my two most recent books, Murder on Book Row and the fantasy novel, Sorceress Kringle, are available at almost every online retailer. You can order print copies at the usual suspects online, or autographed copies from Malaprop’s, the bookstore in my nabe.

Leon Sherman, Auschwitz survivor and family friend, shares his story

Leon Sherman (ABC NEWS)

Leon Sherman (ABC NEWS)

One of my father’s friends was featured in an ABC news feature back in January, and I’m just learning of it now. When I was growing up, Leon Sherman was a fixture in the circle of friends my father cultivated from his work in New York’s Garment District.

My brothers and I can recall wondering why Mr. Sherman had these little blue numbers tattooed on his forearm. And one day, when we were old enough to understand, he began to share his stories with us whenever he dropped by to visit my father.

Mr. Sherman is now 101 years young, and sharing his story on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Mr. Sherman is unusual in that he is one of those people who had experiences at more than one camp.

The story video and surprisingly detailed article is here if you care to check it out.

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Images: Mr Sherman courtesy ABC NEWS

Flower and train tracks photo by Albert Laurence on Unsplash

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