Novelist Spotlight
Novelist Spotlight
Mike Consol
Episode 137: Novelist Spotlight #137: L.A. trial lawyer Scott Lord makes the case for thriller fiction
56 minutes Posted Nov 30, 2023 at 1:00 pm.
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In the spotlight is Scott Lord, who has pulled many of his novels’ characters and situations from his 35 years as a practitioner of criminal and civil law. His first novel, “The Logic Bomb,” is a legal thriller, and his newly released novel, “Come November,” is a historical thriller about an assassination plot to disrupt the momentous 1947 vote of the United Nations to partition Palestine and create the State of Israel. We discuss:  >> The novels written and yet to be published >> Writing dialogue>> The import of including a love story>> Scott Turow, John D. MacDonald and John le Carré >> Life in the courtroom >> His passion for opera >> The Italian language >> Etc.  Learn more about Scott Lord here: https://scottlord.com  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at [email protected]. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.