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Local authors Michael Jordan and Donald Hricik share their inspiration and favorite reads.
BY LINDA FEAGLER What sparked your interest in one of the most notorious chapters in
Cleveland’s history? I moved to Cleveland 34 years ago. While waiting for a deposition to begin downtown, I noticed a series of historic black and white photographs on an office wall. An attorney I was working with pointed to the photo of Kingsbury Run and told me that’s where the Torso Murderer dumped his victims. I asked him, “Who’s the Torso Murderer?” He started telling me the gripping story that still fascinates Clevelanders.
MICHAEL JORDAN
A trial lawyer who provides private arbitration services, Michael Jordan has based his debut novel, The Company of Demons, on the unsolved Torso Murders that took place in Cleveland during the 1930s. Published in 2018, the author’s modern-day murder mystery resurrects the brutal slayings with newfound vengeance. How did your passion for writing begin? I get such joy out of reading and found it amazing that authors could spark emotions in you. Writing a novel was definitely on my bucket list. As a youngster, I devoured The Hardy Boys novels and progressed to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury.
Who are some of your favorite authors? As I’ve aged, I’ve transitioned into reading a lot of historical thrillers. My all-time favorite book is Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett. I’m hooked on the Jason Bourne books by Robert Ludlum, and I really like the writings of Frederick Forsyth, best-known for The Day of the Jackal. I love the detailed history these authors create.
Are there any recent books you recommend? I look back at what I’ve read over the past year and three historical thrillers stand out: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black and The Huntress: A Novel by Kate Quinn.
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Since penning his first of five medically themed mystery novels in 2016, retired nephrologist Donald Hricik, who served as chief of the Consumer Postcard Deck Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Case Western Reserve University, has tackled subjects ranging from poisoning, global Proof #: 1 warming and interplanetary space travel to terrorist attacks. He’s also written a poignant memoir, Lynne’s Last Christmas, which describes his wife’s heroic battle with dementia. In his new thriller, Toxic Affairs on Hidden Lane, the author delves into the secrets that make an affluent lakefront neighborhood in a western suburb of Cleveland not at all what it seems to be. Date: Change The Way You Smile With Permanent Teeth. Dump Your Dentures, Ask Us How!How did your passion for writing begin? As an academic physician, I did Approved a lot of writing, and ultimately edited more than 200 manuscripts and textbooks. Approved with change Need to see new proof DUMP YOUR DENTURES Although academic or scientific writing has a different purpose than creative writing or fiction, you still have to follow the rules of grammar and spelling. Creative writing, of course, presents a set of different challenges. You have to create a plot that readers can follow and develop Please Proofread Your Card For: ASK US HOW! characters they understand.
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operation (if included) Every one of my stories has some basis in reality. Many authors of fiction make disclaimers that any resemblance to real people is mere coincidence. But the reality is you can’t come up with a fictional story without having some basis in reality. My latest novel is portrayed against the authors? Surprisingly, I don’t read a lot of medical mysteries, but the best medical fiction I’ve ever read is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. It’s filled with fantastic imagery, and the plot is incredible for a medical or nonmedical reader. My standards include Ken Follett, John Grisham and although I don’t like horror, Stephen King is such a good writer that I read everything he publishes.
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recommend? Probably the best book I’ve read this year is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, an incredibly powerful coming-of-age story that’s filled with mystery and beautiful imagery.
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