In this interview, we chat with Niall Howell about crime fiction, creative spontaneity, the magic of public swimming pools, and so much more. Niall Howell lives in Calgary, Alberta with his wife, sons, and pets. His debut noir novel Only Pretty Damned was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction. His follow-up novel, There Are Wolves Here Too, was shortlisted by the Book Publisher's Association of Alberta for Mystery and Thriller book of the year. Niall's short fiction has been featured in The Feathertale Review and FreeFall. He is currently working on his third novel.  Books and stories mentioned in this episode: City of Margins; Shoot the Moonlight Out – William Boyle  Save the Cat! Writes a Novel – Jessica Brody  Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler – Raymond Chandler; edited by Frank MacShane  The Guest – Emma Cline  Perfidia; This Storm; Widespread Panic – James Ellroy  Our Share of Night – Mariana Enriquez  The Wars – Timothy Findley  The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald  A Rage in Harlem – Chester Himes  It; Night Shift; Salem’s Lot – Stephen King  Burnt Offerings – Robert Marasco  Moby Dick – Herman Melville  Peyton Place – Grace Metalious  Devil in a Blue Dress – Walter Mosley  Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus – James Otis  “The Black Cat” – Edgar Allan Poe  The House Next Door –  Anne Rivers Siddons The Secret History – Donna Tartt