Episode 137: Novelist Spotlight #137: L.A. trial lawyer Scott Lord makes the case for thriller fiction

Novelist Spotlight

In the spotlight is Scott Lord, who has pulled many of his novels’ characters and situations from his 35 years as a practitioner of criminal and civil law. His first novel, “The Logic Bomb,” is a legal thriller, and his newly released novel, “Come November,” is a historical thriller about an assassination plot to disrupt the momentous 1947 vote of the United Nations to partition Palestine and create the State of Israel.

We discuss:

>> The novels written and yet to be published

>> Writing dialogue
>> The import of including a love story

>> Scott Turow, John D. MacDonald and John le Carré

>> Life in the courtroom

>> His passion for opera

>> The Italian language

>> Etc.

Learn more about Scott Lord here: https://scottlord.com

Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at [e-mail]. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.