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June 20, 2007

10 Questions: Alafair Burke

AlafairAlafair Burke introduces a new character to the crime fiction world this week, when New York City detective Ellie Hatcher makes her debut in the excellent Dead Connection. (Review)

Alafair took a little time out of her schedule of law professor and up-and-coming crime writer to answer 10 questions for Material Witness.

Favourite author: I'm going to be sappy here, but I guess I have to say James Lee Burke.  Blood and all that. 

Favourite book:  In the contemporary crime genre, I'll go with Mystic River by Dennis Lehane.  Otherwise, The Hours by Michael Cunningham.

Favourite character: Jack Reacher

Best book read in 2007: No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay (forthcoming)

Best crime city: L.A.

Best film adaptation: Silence of the Lambs

Book that gave you the thriller bug: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by EL Konigsburg   

Author to watch: Michael Koryta

What you snack on while writing:  Baby carrots when I'm good. Jelly bellies when I'm bad.

Who would play Alafair Burke in a film of your life:  Why, Scarlett Johansson, of course!

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That's funny, Peter James said Scarlett J also. Is that what they all say?

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