Big news, chirren. HUUUUUUUGE. Just slapped a -30- on the final chapter of the next Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller — THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT.

That’s old-school, ink-stained-wretch talk for The End. Finito. Done.

Gonna let it marinate a bit overnight before cranking up the chainsaw for the miserable chore of editing, rewriting, chopping and reshuffling. Then all the other editing, formatting and cover design logistics that go into putting out the best book your ol’ pal Honest Jim can manage with his stalwart crew of beta readers, designers, editors and other irregulars and old contemptibles.

Stay tuned for more developments. To pick up a copy of my first three Ed Earl Burch novels, go to https://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt