![]() ![]() ![]() I’m grateful as hell for my time spent at The Mentalist-it was like getting paid to go to grad school-but after a few years of grinding under the artistic and moral confines of prime time, I had a monkey on my back hooting for me to get back into the world of the gritty crime stories I’d written before TV. The original impetus for writing She Rides Shotgun was getting a job in network TV. What was the impetus for writing She Rides Shotgun, and how did you find the process of crafting your debut novel to compare to the expectations you may have had? Recently, the author kindly made time to indulge curiosities about crafting his opus, violence in art, creative inspiration, and what comes next, among other topics. He previously released a short story collection, Love and Other Wounds. The book has been optioned for film by Parkes+MacDonald Productions Harper is writing the script. Harper’s debut novel, She Rides Shotgun (available June 6, 2017), is published by Ecco and marks the culmination of a childhood dream. Born and educated in Missouri, he now lives in Los Angeles and continues to work as a screenwriter. ![]() Jordan Harper has been a music journalist and film critic. ![]()
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