Interview of author Walter Satterthwait

Description:

Walter Satterthwait, author of a series of contemporary crime novels, talks about his protagonists Joshua Croft and Rita Mondragon, and his novels set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Satterthwait describes how he came to writing crime stories and why he chose to use a Latina as a main character. He describes his exposure to different cultures, his childhood of frequent moves, how he came to writing, and how he developed his characters. Satterthwait is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.

Date Issued:

2005-02-26T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Subject Topic:

Characters, Childhood and youth, Authors, American, Croft, Joshua (Fictitious character), Hispanic American women in literature, Detective and mystery stories, and Authorship

Subject Name:

Satterthwait, Walter, Satterthwait, Walter, and Satterthwait, Walter

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5s46h670