Hey everybody!

Over at Crimespree Magazine, I wrote a (brief) blog post about the use of technology in crime fiction. Specifically, I talk about how tech can (and often does) serve as a MacGuffin (“We must find the USB drive with the incriminating photos on it!”), an effective Deus ex machina (“My hacking skills will let us escape this impossible situation!”), and, in the case of a lot of thrillers and mysteries, a horrifying or hilarious way to kill people.

So if you're looking for a little Friday reading, check it out:

http://crimespreemag.com/hackers-and-...

In that posting, I also included a YouTube clip that inspired one of the wilder sequences in "A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps."