Carl Swanson’s Bulldog

Posted on July 20, 2011 | 11 Comments

Carl Addison Swanson’s name pops up often on “06880.”  He’s a frequent commenter, and occasional guest author.

His name also appears on books.  His latest novel — Sorry Don’t Pay the Bulldog — has just been released, to very good reviews.

The book is the 12th in Swanson’s Hush McCormick series.  The novels feature a boat bum who helps people disappear.  Swanson — a graduate of Staples, and Rice University’s creative writing program — was inspired by Alex Kelly, the Darien teenagers who fled to Europe after being convicted of date rape.

“I’ve always been fascinated by people who just disappear into thin air,” Swanson says.

“Would you put your home up as bond to keep your kid out of jail?” he asks.  Kelly’s parents allegedly supported him financially during his 7-year escape.

Sorry is available at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and on Kindle.

 

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11 responses to “Carl Swanson’s Bulldog”

  1. Tom Allen | July 20, 2011 at 4:39 pm |

    Kudos to my Staples ’66 classmate and pal CAS — and to Hush. Great story hook.

  2. Bill Christopher | July 20, 2011 at 7:49 pm |

    Wonderful title. Growing up in the south, I heard it all the time from my father. When I said, I am “sorry” to either parents, they would hit me with sorry don’t pay the bulldog.

  3. JAM | July 20, 2011 at 8:31 pm |

    Carl also wrote “Fat People Are Harder to Kidnap, which is being made into a movie. It is a laugh a minute if you haven’t read it.

  4. tom Feeley | July 20, 2011 at 9:34 pm |

    Fat… was great. Gonna get Sorry on my nook. Couldn’t find the earlier books anywhere.

  5. Cheryl | July 20, 2011 at 10:12 pm |

    Carl is one of the real good guys in Westport. Nice to see him doing so well.

  6. bRA | July 20, 2011 at 10:26 pm |

    Isn’t that a boxer and not a bulldog? Sorry.

  7. katherine hooper | July 20, 2011 at 11:25 pm |

    just looked on the WPL website and couldn’t find either Sorry Don’t… or Fat People Are Harder to Kidnap. surprising since swanson’s a local author.

  8. bRA | July 21, 2011 at 12:31 am |

    Grinning like a mule eating briars.

  9. maxine | July 21, 2011 at 6:18 am |

    WPL will order today!

  10. katherine hooper | July 21, 2011 at 11:51 am |

    thanks maxine!

  11. katherine hooper | July 21, 2011 at 11:53 am |

    thanks maxine!
    and not to be pushy but can you order Crazy Girls too? (see Dan’s next blog entry)