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Derek B. Miller

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Derek B. Miller is an American novelist, who worked in international affairs before turning to writing full-time. He is the author of six novels, all highly acclaimed: Norwegian by Night, The Girl in Green, American by Day, Radio Life, Quiet Time (an Audible Original) and How to Find Your Way in the Dark. His work has been shortlisted for many awards, with Norwegian by Night winning the CWA John Creasey Dagger award for best first crime novel, an eDunnit Award and the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award. How to Find Your Way in the Dark was a Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a New York Times Best Mystery of 2021.

Miller is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College (BA), Georgetown (MA) and he earned his Ph.D., summa cum laude, in internatio ...more

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Would you ever consider writing a prequel to Norwegian by Night? I feel like I need more Sheldon Horowitz in my life!

Derek B. Miller It has seriously crossed my mind. I'm wondering about his life between 1926 when he was born, passing through WWII without serving, and then signing u…moreIt has seriously crossed my mind. I'm wondering about his life between 1926 when he was born, passing through WWII without serving, and then signing up for Korea. I'm even wondering if there's another book from the time he gets back and the time that Saul signs up for his first tour. Those three books become a trilogy called THIS LIFE. I'm not ready yet, though. I need more time. You'll have to meet Arwood Hobbes in The Girl in Green if you need more big personalities, or check in with Sigrid again (and her new partner, Sheriff Irv Wylie) as she visits America to look for her missing brother in American by Day. All the best.(less)

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It often seems that we cannot change situations, only the way we deal with them. Which leaves me wondering how you would answer the question in your book “…the very real question now haunting all of Western civilization—namely, How tolerant should we be of intolerance?”

Derek B. Miller I posted this on FB too, but I'll gladly repost it here:

There's an old Jewish proverb: Questions unite us and answers divide us. I rather like that on…moreI posted this on FB too, but I'll gladly repost it here:

There's an old Jewish proverb: Questions unite us and answers divide us. I rather like that one. In this case, I wouldn't want to rush to an answer before we've all had the benefit of some unity around the question.

I will say this, though: A world of universal tolerance strikes me as both inherently better and also safer than a world of universal intolerance. Certain socio-cultural systems favor and promote one and not the other.

Consequently, the pragmatic move is to work towards tolerance (a hard job) while remaining vigilant against those who would promote a way of seeing the world that does not allow for pluralism and liberty.

Naziism and Communism (i.e. not to be confused with social democracy) are Western versions of that intolerant culture. We had a civil war (WWII) to conquer the first and a Cold War to conquer the second (sort of).

Jihadist Islam is in a civil war with tolerant Islam (they stole the other-wise banal word "Jihad" which once meant a personal striving for goodness and was not evil like the new version is). We need to support one and fight the other. To do that WELL we need a more developed moral vocabulary in our societies (U.S., Germany, UK, France, etc.) and we need smarter politicians (don't get me started).

Thanks for reading!

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	Norwegian by Night (Sheldon Horowitz #2) 3.94 avg rating — 16,794 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American by Day (Sheldon Horowitz #3) 4.23 avg rating — 4,429 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of Pietro Houdini 4.15 avg rating — 3,512 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl in Green 4.08 avg rating — 3,357 ratings — published 2017 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Find Your Way in the Dark (Sheldon Horowitz #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,665 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Quiet Time by Derek B. Miller (Goodreads Author), Bahni Turpin (Narrator) 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Derek Miller answered Linda Leyva's question: Why is Radio Life not available in the US? My book club is discussing Pietro Houdini tonight. In addition to enjoying the reading, I learn so much from each of your books, thank you. I'm planning on rewatching Two Women - it was a great film the first time, but I had no awareness of the history of the Moroccan Goumiers. Keep up the good work, your books are all inspiring. Thanks for asking. RADIO LIFE — which I love — is sort of trapped in contracting issues. It's for sale in the UK/Commonwealth but I haven't settled on an American publisher. Once that's solved it will be. Say hi to Pietro and Massimo for me …
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“Only the educated stop to look for words - having enough to occasionally misplace them.”
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“Everyone gets killed in the shower. Don't you go to the movies? Psycho. Dead in shower. The MExican in No country for Old Men. Dead in shower. Michelle Pfeiffer in What Lies Beneath. Almost dead in shower, or in the bath, anyway. But she did that thing with her toe and got out OD. Still the shower, though...Glen Close in Fatal Attraction. Dead in shower. John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. Very dead in shower. But never closets. I can't think of anyone shot in a closet. This is why I hide in closets.”
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“This country is what you make it. You understand that? It isn’t good and it isn’t bad. It’s just what you make it. That means you don’t make excuses for America’s bullshit. That’s what the Nazis and commies do. The Fatherland. The Motherland. America isn’t your parent. It’s your kid. And today I made America a place where you get your nose broken for telling a Jew he can’t play a round of golf. The only one allowed to tell me I can’t play golf is the ball.”
― Derek B. Miller, Norwegian by Night

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Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller

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