{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jake Needham","description":"Jake Needham is the author of two major crime series set in Singapore and Asia: the  Inspector Samuel Tay novels and the  Jack Shepherd series. An international attorney turned crime novelist, Jake was kind enough to talk with&amp;nbsp;me about his storylines, his approach&amp;nbsp;to writing, and the use of &quot;elaborate hanging out,&quot; to construct realistic and meaningful backdrops. Jake uses the city of Singapore as an active character within his work, and his storytelling&amp;nbsp;is right up there with Elmore Leonard&amp;nbsp;and Lawrence Block. Better than Block in my opinion. You heard me, Lawrence.&amp;nbsp; Check out his work at JakeNeedham.com, or follow him on Twitter  @jakeneedham This is a rebroadcast of an older, re-edited interview. Click HERE to enter the Amygdala short story contest, and send us something better than Lawrence Block.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Amygdala Magazine","author_url":"http:\/\/www.amygdalazine.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4664926\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/12748469"}