Chris O'Grady
Interviewed by: Lauretta Pierce
A. Gordon Deverowe is the pen name of Chris O'Grady.
A. Chris O'Grady is my real name.
A. THE GLORIETA PASS are the three most beautiful words, and it was also the scene of a Civil War battle southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico, for control of the handiest way through the Rocky Mountains.
A. Mystery/criminal viewpoint.
A. 63 years.
A. Love Song to a Long Gone Time - Memoirs of a Moviegoer From Way Back -The Odessa Concessions - Fatal Contract - Out of the Night - Bagatelles for a Masochist - The Curious Exchange at Killamore Strand - The Forever Girl - Troubled at Midnight - Follow the Wind.
A. Dream-girl pickup.
A. Inspired by Donald Westlake's Parker character, but not as single-minded.
A. A clean well-lighted place.
A. Stay out of dark alleys.
"GLORIETA PASS"
July 20, 2005
Q. Who is Gordon Deverowe?
Q. Why did you choose the name Chris O’Grady to write
under?
Q. How did you come about the title “GLORIETA PASS?”
Q. What genre is GLORIETA PASS?
Q. How long have you been writing?
Q. What other books have you written?
Q. How did you come about Glorieta’s character?
Q. How did you come about Wilder’s character?
Q. What type of atmosphere do you require to write?
Q. What message would you like readers to receive
from reading “GLORIETA PASS?”