Interview with Crime Writer Jeffery Deaver — Bonus Episode

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Jeffery Deaver on the Crime Cafe podcast. For your podcasting needs, I use and recommend Blubrry Podcasting. I also recommend Stitcher Premium, if you’re a fan of podcasts. If you like true crime or crime fiction, there are loads of podcasts out there for you. And with Stitcher Premium you can listen to the exclusive archives from Criminology or bonus episodes from True Crime Garage. You can also listen ad-free to episodes of your favorite podcasts. I’ve subscribed, and for only $4.99 a month, it’s nice to have ad-free entertainment. Just go to www.stitcher.com/premium and use the promo code, CRIMECAFE, to try it out absolutely free for a month. Amazingly, this week I managed to scrape up transcription show notes. I hope to continue doing this. Debbi (01:02): Hi everyone. Today's episode is kind of a special bonus episode. The podcast is between seasons but today's guest is well worth squeezing in. This author has written more than 35 novels, three short story collections and a nonfiction law book. He is a former journalist, attorney and folk singer. That's an awesome combination, in my book. He's been nominated and granted numerous awards and he's an international bestselling author. My guest today is Jeffery Deaver. Hi Jeffery. Thanks so much for being here today. Jeffery (01:41): Hello, Debbi. Very happy to talk to you. Debbi (01:43): Wonderful. So you worked in law. What kind of law did you practice? Jeffery (01:52): Well, it's funny. People know I write criminal books, so they say, well, Jeff, you must've been a criminal [lawyer], and I say I represented banks. You draw your own conclusions from that. I was a Wall Street lawyer and did represent banks as a matter of fact, did mostly a finance law. But you know, I've always wanted to be a writer and always wanted to write commercial fiction ever since I was a young boy. And so that was my career path, but I knew that writers are not progenies. They, they need to live life a little while.