As one of the noir panelists at LCC, I'm pleased that Brian
and Donna, and others, took Tim Wohlforth to task for his
disparaging remark about Ken Bruen, and a bit ashamed of
myself for not questioning the comment when it was made.
First of all, besides being one of the most generous and
supportive writers on earth (blurbs from Ken appear on the
covers of both Megan's latest book, The Song is You, and my
upcoming book, as well as those of many other emerging or
struggling crime writers), Ken Bruen makes crime fiction and
literary excellence synonymous. He practices our art and
craft at the highest level, and all crime writers benefit
from his doing so. As for my neglecting to set the record
straight at the time, I can only say that I wasn't paying as
close attention to the moderator as I should have been and
the attack didn't register with me. For that, I apologize to
Ken and thank those who didn't let this slip by.
Con Lehane
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