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The following excerpt is from our conversation over coffee. It focused on my most recent novel The Search for Julia Garcia, its setting, and readers’ feedback. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640cab26088ba1484b493230/0c8876dd-fd9b-42d3-ae3d-2dab35efd29d/unsplash-image-EONSYN6QF34.jpg Blog - “What did they think?” Excerpts from a Recent Interview - C: Is this true for all buildings? How about the cottage of the boyfriend’s family near State College, PA, or the factory near Cortland where the cartel plans to produce drugs? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640cab26088ba1484b493230/1774041365413-TPO4SGFWEPXY7V4YMVSX/unsplash-image-w3xTR9LJu7M.jpg Blog - “What did they think?” Excerpts from a Recent Interview - Griffin: It may be more important for a reader who is familiar with the neighborhood, for me it is of equal importance in a novel where the action is far away. In A Cold Case, for instance, the initiated reader will recognize details of the Frankfurt railway station. C: Yes, I noticed that you have a weak spot for railway stations, while airports rarely get much attention. Why is this? Griffin: Railway stations have an aura that airports completely lack. They are much older and have an interesting history. C: That’s interesting. Are you familiar with Walter Benjamin? Griffin: I have heard of him, why? C: He would agree with you with regard to railway stations. By the way, he wrote a smart essay on mysteries that you would enjoy. https://www.thomas-griffin-crime.com/blog/q0zfns9d3ei737v47x2ht1ng5ctb9w monthly 0.5 2025-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640cab26088ba1484b493230/f293ad11-db13-45ac-8b39-93972ea985d9/Cover+Julia+Garcia.png Blog - Today is the day… - Today is the day! My new novel, The Search for Julia Garcia, has been released! The novel takes its reader to the Finger Lakes Region in Upstate New York, where a college girl disappeared … https://www.thomas-griffin-crime.com/blog/review-of-the-robber-bride-margaret-atwood monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640cab26088ba1484b493230/cc2803f5-060e-45bf-a35d-f7fed9f19454/Cover+The+Robber+Bride.jpg Blog - Re-reading Margaret Atwood’s “The Robber Bride” - When I recently reorganized my library, I came across Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Robber Bride, which was published a long time ago. At that time, it was mostly read as a feminist novel, since all major characters are women who have to survive in a hostile environment. As I found out when I reread the novel, it is still a fascinating work with a light ironic touch, although it deals with serious, sometimes traumatic experiences. 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It appeared that his wife Katja had returned from a shopping trip. He heard her voice, she was talking to a third person whom he could not identify. Sooner or later he would have to talk to her about Agnes’ letter. There was so much at stake. His response would determine Katja’s life as well. She was tough, much tougher than he had ever imagined, as he had found out when they became refugees in 1933 overnight because of Hitler. Still, she had always been used to affluence. She came from a very wealthy Munich family, a princess in need of protection. From her perspective, their present living arrangements were adequate but not up to the former standards of her own family. He had to control his emotions, there was no room for a quick answer, responding to her anger filled with his own anger. He had to put the letter aside, turning his attention to other matters until he had calmed down, at least enough to discuss the matter with Katja later today. https://www.thomas-griffin-crime.com/blog/art-and-crime-fiction monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/640cab26088ba1484b493230/1728696845010-0MKU1PS9B348I0S9L6ST/unsplash-image-acowe0pCVBg.jpg Blog - Blog II: Art & Crime Fiction - On the one hand, there was the intense public attention with press conferences and official statements, not to mention reporters calling during the middle of the night, asking for updates. On the other hand, there was the demanding search for the thief. How could the theft happen in the first place? 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