Interview with Books & Buzz Magazine. July 1, 2024
Today, Houston-based author and attorney Russell G. Little joins us for an interview about his newest crime thriller novel, Murder by Storm.
Thanks for joining us, Russell. Were you born and raised in Houston?
I was born in Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo is in the Panhandle. It’s flat as far as you can see, windy, and covered with mesquite. The federal government builds bombs there. After graduating from law school, I married a Houston girl, who promptly announced we were moving to Houston. It was the best thing she could have done for me. I practiced law in Houston for forty years, raised three kids, and I’m still married to that same woman. People are usually quite surprised about that since one of my most successful areas of law is family law, as well as divorce and criminal law. …
Interview with Peni Renner. June 10, 2024
If you’re like me and enjoy a good thriller, check out Russell Little’s Murder for Me! Learn more about this lawyer-turned-author below!
1. As a divorce attorney, you’ve obviously gleaned a lot of inspiration from your clients. When did you first decide to create characters from your clients? It wasn’t a decision, it was by osmosis. The cliché is that you should write what you know, and as I practiced law for forty years, as I came across characters that were unique, I marked them in my mind. There are those few among us that in a very small way, or sometimes in a large way, are unlike the rest of us. Those are the people I remember, and I include in my fictional characters. …
Listen to Russell Tell Stories on the Radio
Russell joined Jason Rowe on KPRC radio’s Next Up Houston radio show to share some of his stories.