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What do you get when Emmy and Writers Guild of America award nominated, New York Times bestseller author Tom Straw blends a pulse pounding spy thriller with reality television? You get The Accidental Joe, featuring popular reality show chef Sebastian Pike who inadvertently finds himself working as an intelligence asset for a three letter government agency. Using a celebrity cooking show in an exotic location to hide a clandestine operation—what could possible go wrong? Straw is an accomplished television writer and showrunner for such notable series as Night Court, Nurse Jackie, Grace Under Fire, and others. That screenwriting experience makes for cinematic crime fiction and you can count on an entertaining, tightly plotted story that will grab you by the croquembouche.
What do you get when Emmy and Writers Guild of America award nominated, New York Times bestseller author Tom Straw blends a pulse pounding spy thriller with reality television? You get The Accidental Joe, featuring popular reality show chef Sebastian Pike who inadvertently finds himself working as an intelligence asset for a three letter government agency. Using a celebrity cooking show in an exotic location to hide a clandestine operation—what could possible go wrong? Straw is an accomplished television writer and showrunner for such notable series as Night Court, Nurse Jackie, Grace Under Fire, and others. That screenwriting experience makes for cinematic crime fiction and you can count on an entertaining, tightly plotted story that will grab you by the croquembouche.
On today's episode we're joined by Tom Straw, best selling author of The Accidental Joe. Together, we talk about fountain pens, writing and narrating The Accidental Joe, Rick Castle books, knives and much more! Follow Tom https://www.tomstraw.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tomstrawauthor https://www.instagram.com/thetomstraw/ https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/products/tom-straw-the-accidental-joe-preorder-signed https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Joe-Top-Secret-Life-Celebrity/dp/B0CPL158T2 Follow The Show! https://terrancelayhew.com/suitup/ https://www.instagram.com/suitup.podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/tlayhew Check out my Neo-pulp treasure hunt novel, One Man's Treasure https://a.co/d/i19YMn7 Tom Straw Headshot © Jill Krementz
More with writer Tom Straw. Show running a Bill Cosby Show, head writer for Craig Ferguson's late night show, becoming a novelist, and ghostwriting the Castle novels are just some of the topics explored this week. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tom Straw is an Emmy and Writers Guild of America–nominated writer-producer, New York Times bestselling author, and former Mystery Writers of America board member. THE ACCIDENTAL JOE is his latest novel from Regalo Press. Please visit his website at https://www.tomstraw.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #SpiesLiesandPrivateEyesPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #terrencemccauley #terrencemccauleybooks #bookouture #thrillers #Chicago63 #TomStraw #TheAccidentalJoe
Tom Straw is an Emmy and Writers Guild of America–nominated writer-producer, New York Times bestselling author, and former Mystery Writers of America board member. THE ACCIDENTAL JOE is his latest novel from Regalo Press. Please visit his website at https://www.tomstraw.com/ #podcast #author #interview #authors #SpiesLiesandPrivateEyesPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #terrencemccauley #terrencemccauleybooks #bookouture #thrillers #Chicago63 #TomStraw #TheAccidentalJoe
How many threads explore power dynamics? This week on The Artful Periscope, Larry sits down with Tom Straw, author of The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef, which tells the story of a celebrity chef embroiled in a dangerous espionage plot. Larry and Tom discuss Tom's love of food, his early career … Continue reading Episode 77 – How Many Threads Explore Power Dynamics? Authors Tom Straw and Hughes Norton →
Ken continues his conversation with writer Tom Straw who has had a long and winding very successful career in many fields. Find out what they are and how he did it. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to Episode 209! We were thrilled and honored to talk with New York Times bestselling author, mystery legend, and social justice advocate Sara Paretsky. We talk with Sara about her newly published novel, PAY DIRT, the 22nd installment in her V.I. Warshawski series, founding Sisters in Crime, and so much more. Don't miss our conversation at the end of the episode. We pay tribute to the late Canadian author Alice Munro by reading and discussing her story, “Train.” We try to avoid spoilers in our discussion. The story is available online at Harper's Magazine. Emily also read “From Outside I Could See” and “The Next Husband Game” from the collection THE GOODBYE PROCESS by Mary Jones (release date 7/30/2024) and “Origin Story” from the ILL-FITTING SKIN by Shannon Robinson. Chris read “Ardessa” by Willa Cather. We also finished a few novels: –PAY DIRT by Sara Paretsky –THE HOUSE THAT HORROR BUILT by Christina Henry –THE AWAKENING by Nora Roberts Biblio Adventures include: – Our Mystery Man, John Valeri, in conversation with author Tom Straw about his new mystery/thriller, THE ACCIDENTAL JOE: THE TOP-SECRET LIFE OF A CELEBRITY CHEF, at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT – A panel event, “On Writing: A Panel Discussion with Authors on Their Craft,” hosted by Bank Square Books and the Westerly Library in Westerly, RI – A poetry reading by Sandra Yannone from her new collection, THE GLASS STUDIO, at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook, CT We also talk about what we're currently reading, hope to read, upcoming Biblio Adventures, and a bunch of other bookish things. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Reading!
Barbara Peters in conversation with Tom Straw
New York Times Best Selling Author, Tom Straw just released a terrific new thriller, THE ACCIDENTAL JOE. He discusses the process and art of writing a novel. Great advice lies within this episode. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Meet Craig's friend Tom Straw. Straw published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Subsequently, writing as Richard Castle, he authored seven more crime novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers. Buzz Killer is Tom Straw's first book under his own name since that blockbuster Nikki Heat series. He is also an Emmy- and Writer's Guild of America-nominated TV writer and producer having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Dave's World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. A former National Board member of Mystery Writers of America, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle. He also has a connection with Craig's old Late Late show, you can learn more about it in the episode. Check out Tom's new book: THE ACCIDENTAL JOE The Top Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef which is little bit like “What if Anthony Bourdain were using his travel show as cover to spy for the CIA?” Go buy it here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A maverick celebrity chef reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission.When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him perfect cover, Pike smiles and says, “F@#! no.”They push. Promising it's only one mission. Vowing he won't be in danger. Calling him the MVB: Most Valuable Bystander. They'd embed their top agent in his crew to do the spy work.It's still no. But when they hit him with the patriotism card, he weakens. And when romantic sparks crackle between him and the female agent, Pike's all in, kicking off a romantic spy thriller in which the globetrotting celebrity chef uses his TV series to help sneak Putin's accountant out of Russia before he's exposed as a mole for US intelligence.The high-stakes mission quickly puts Pike in harm's way. So much for MVB. There's danger, there's double dealing, there's torture, there's shooting with real bullets. Plus, a minefield of complications from the hot romance that grows between Pike and his gutsy CIA handler-producer, Cammie Nova.From Paris to Provence, this chef is no bystander. Beyond their attraction, Pike and Nova become an operational team, not only to survive the perils they face but to pull off an operation fraught with one twist after another, capped by a shocking, emotional climax.The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef - Kindle edition by Straw, Tom. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and TV producer, Tom Straw, spoke to me about breaking into television, the Gordian knot of ghostwriting, and his new “culinary, espionage, travel thriller” THE ACCIDENTAL JOE. Tom Straw is an Emmy and Writers Guild of America–nominated writer-producer, New York Times bestselling author, and former Mystery Writers of America board member. Writing as Richard Castle, Tom originated the hit Nikki Heat series, writing its first seven novels, all New York Times bestsellers, including Heat Rises, which reached number one. The first book in his latest series is The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef (Regalo Press/May 14, 2024), described as the story of “...a maverick celebrity chef [who] reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission.” Bestselling author Walter Mosley said of the book, “Tom Straw's Sebastian Pike is a wonderful addition to the annals of amateur sleuths of the crime/spy genre.” Culinary personality Alton Brown said of the author, “Tom Straw has set the bar for culinary, espionage, travel thrillers. Actually, I think he invented the bar. And it's a bar I'd meet him at any time.” Tom Straw's television career has included WGA and Emmy nominations for writing and executive producer stints for shows including Night Court, CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Nurse Jackie with Edie Falco. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Tom Straw and I discussed: His early life as an AM radio personality and professional weatherman How he got a shot to write on his first TV show Working with Craig Ferguson and his robot skeleton sidekick The short version of hitting #1 as a ghostwriter for a fictitious mystery author How he invented the snarky, bad-boy, maverick chef for his latest novel And a lot more! Show Notes: tomstraw.com Tom Straw on IMDb The Accidental Joe: The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef By Tom Straw (Amazon) Tom Straw on Facebook Tom Straw on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ITS RADIO WITH TV'S TIM STACK - Today Tim welcomes his friend, Best-Selling Author Tom Straw! Tom published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Subsequently, writing as Richard Castle, he authored seven more crime novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers. Buzz Killer is Tom Straw's first book under his own name since that blockbuster Nikki Heat series. He is also an Emmy- and Writer's Guild of America-nominated TV writer and producer having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Dave's World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. A member of the National Board of Mystery Writers of America, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle. https://www.tomstraw.com Host - Tim Stack Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Engineer - Richard Dugan Tim Stack on Twiter @TvsTimStack Jeremiah D Higgins - https://linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins www.thejeremiahshow.com *Photo © Jill Krementz
ITS RADIO WITH TV'S TIM STACK - Thanks for the shout-out Tom! Today Tim welcomes his friend, Best-Selling Author Tom Straw! Tom published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Subsequently, writing as Richard Castle, he authored seven more crime novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers. Buzz Killer is Tom Straw's first book under his own name since that blockbuster Nikki Heat series. He is also an Emmy- and Writer's Guild of America-nominated TV writer and producer having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Dave's World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. A member of the National Board of Mystery Writers of America, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle. www.tomstraw.com Host - Tim Stack Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Engineer - Richard Dugan Tim Stack on Twiter @TvsTimStack Jeremiah D Higgins - linktr.ee/jeremiahdhiggins www.thejeremiahshow.com *Photo © Jill Krementz
The gracious and debonair, Tom Straw, takes us on today’s Adventure. He published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Then, he got an opportunity to ghost write a series of books for a popular TV Series, featuring a best-selling crime novelist, who had been given permission by his friend, the mayor, to tag along with a police detective, so that he could research his next series of books. You may remember the series; it starred Stana Katic as detective Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as author, Richard Castle. Today’s guest authored seven Richard Castle / Nikki Heat novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers.He’s also an Emmy – and Writer’s Guild of America – nominated TV writer and producer, having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Dave’s World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. We’ll talk about some of that during today’s conversation.He’s a former board member of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle.
The gracious and debonair, Tom Straw, takes us on today’s Adventure. He published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Then, he got an opportunity to ghost write a series of books for a popular TV Series, featuring a best-selling crime novelist, who had been given permission by his friend, the mayor, to tag along with a police detective, so that he could research his next series of books. You may remember the series; it starred Stana Katic as detective Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as author, Richard Castle. Today’s guest authored seven Richard Castle / Nikki Heat novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers.He’s also an Emmy – and Writer’s Guild of America – nominated TV writer and producer, having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Dave’s World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. We’ll talk about some of that during today’s conversation.He’s a former board member of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle.
The gracious and debonair, Tom Straw, takes us on today’s Adventure. He published his first mystery novel, The Trigger Episode, in 2007. Then, he got an opportunity to ghost write a series of books for a popular TV Series, featuring a best-selling crime novelist, who had been given permission by his friend, the mayor, to tag along with a police detective, so that he could research his next series of books. You may remember the series; it starred Stana Katic as detective Kate Beckett and Nathan Fillion as author, Richard Castle. Today’s guest authored seven Richard Castle / Nikki Heat novels, all of which became New York Times Bestsellers. He’s also an Emmy – and Writer’s Guild of America – nominated TV writer and producer, having written and produced Night Court, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Dave’s World, Grace Under Fire, Cosby, Whoopi, and Nurse Jackie. We’ll talk about some of that during today’s conversation. He’s a former board member of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, he lives in Connecticut, where his home is his castle.
Christie and Cathi look back at the past 45 podcast episodes and reflect on their favorite wines, foods, and books. Includes clips from interviews with How to Feed a Loon, Cindy Callaghan, Tom Straw, Alexia Gordon, and T Jefferson Parker.
Tom Straw joins Christie and Cathi at Sleuthfest 2019 for a conversation and glass of Voga Pinot Grigio. Tom discusses his work in TV and his transition to mystery author, as well as his experiences writing books under TV show character pseudonym, Richard Castle. His new book "Buzz Killer" is out now!
Christmas is the perfect excuse to touch base with friends and find out what they’ve been up to. So, we reached out to several authors who were guests on the show in 2018 and invited them to join us for the First Annual PDI Office Christmas Party. Thirteen responded and I had a blast finding out what’s they’ve got in store for the year ahead. Of course, we also took the time to open a present, check out the stockings, and get a little creative with our Christmas theme. This segment features short conversations with five of the thirteen authors. You’ll find links to the PDI Adventure they took us on earlier in the year. On the host page for this Adventure at: http://markcombsauthor.com/weekly-podcasts/public-display-of-imagination-podcast/pdi-christmas-party-part-3/
Christmas is the perfect excuse to touch base with friends and find out what they’ve been up to. So, we reached out to several authors who were guests on the show in 2018 and invited them to join us for the First Annual PDI Office Christmas Party. Thirteen responded and I had a blast finding out what’s they’ve got in store for the year ahead. Of course, we also took the time to open a present, check out the stockings, and get a little creative with our Christmas theme. This segment features short conversations with five of the thirteen authors. You’ll find links to the PDI Adventure they took us on earlier in the year. On the host page for this Adventure at: http://markcombsauthor.com/weekly-podcasts/public-display-of-imagination-podcast/pdi-christmas-party-part-3/
Christmas is the perfect excuse to touch base with friends and find out what they’ve been up to. So, we reached out to several authors who were guests on the show in 2018 and invited them to join us for the First Annual PDI Office Christmas Party. Thirteen responded and I had a blast finding out what’s they’ve got in store for the year ahead. Of course, we also took the time to open a present, check out the stockings, and get a little creative with our Christmas theme. This segment features short conversations with five of the thirteen authors. You’ll find links to the PDI Adventure they took us on earlier in the year. On the host page for this Adventure at: http://markcombsauthor.com/weekly-podcasts/public-display-of-imagination-podcast/pdi-christmas-party-part-3/
60 minutes, two outstanding authors. H. Terrell Griffin and Tom Straw join us today on Suspense Radio. H. Terrell Griffin: "Vindication": Premier adult community with everything you could possibly want, need, or dream of doing in your retirement years is just a golf cart ride away—now the scene of a murder In this John Grisham style mystery, Matt Royal, the retired lawyer-turned-beach-bum is called back into the courtroom to defend his girlfriend J. D. Duncan's Aunt Esther, who lives in the sprawling North Central Florida retirement community of The Villages. A best-selling author has been murdered after a book signing, and Aunt Esther has been arrested. Matt has a history with the local sheriff—one which may not bode well for his client. Matt reluctantly suits up for the courtroom, and J.D. takes a leave from the police department to go undercover. A bizarre specter from the past haunts their investigation every step of the way. As they delve further into the case, the pieces of the puzzle refuse to fall into any kind of coherent pattern. Jock Algren arrives with his special skill set to expose the real murderer and free Aunt Esther, but to no avail. Not until the case goes to trial and the evidence is revealed does the truth emerge—and a strange kind of justice prevails.
60 minutes, two outstanding authors. H. Terrell Griffin and Tom Straw join us today on Suspense Radio. H. Terrell Griffin: "Vindication": Premier adult community with everything you could possibly want, need, or dream of doing in your retirement years is just a golf cart ride away—now the scene of a murder In this John Grisham style mystery, Matt Royal, the retired lawyer-turned-beach-bum is called back into the courtroom to defend his girlfriend J. D. Duncan's Aunt Esther, who lives in the sprawling North Central Florida retirement community of The Villages. A best-selling author has been murdered after a book signing, and Aunt Esther has been arrested. Matt has a history with the local sheriff—one which may not bode well for his client. Matt reluctantly suits up for the courtroom, and J.D. takes a leave from the police department to go undercover. A bizarre specter from the past haunts their investigation every step of the way. As they delve further into the case, the pieces of the puzzle refuse to fall into any kind of coherent pattern. Jock Algren arrives with his special skill set to expose the real murderer and free Aunt Esther, but to no avail. Not until the case goes to trial and the evidence is revealed does the truth emerge—and a strange kind of justice prevails.