People often ask this question: Honest Jim, how the hell do you manage to crank out full-bore, rip-roaring hard-boiled crime thrillers while holding down a 24/7 job… Read more “Ask Honest Jim”
Author: EdEarl
I'm an ex-journalist, self-published novelist and avowed technopeasant reluctantly dipping a scuffed boot toe into the blogosphere. Looking at the wreckage of the newsroom where I currently work brings to mind the line from The Shawshank Redemption -- get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. High time I got busy with the former because newspapers are real busy dyin' right now. When I'm not casting a gloomy eye on my profession, I like to hunt, work on my '68 Chevy C-20 -- a fabulously impractical city vehicle dubbed The Green Hornet -- listen to bluegrass, blues and Texas music of all stripes, cuss about the declining fortunes of the Tennessee Vols and consider the virtues of barbecue in its many incarnations. A wreck and a ripped up knee convinced me to give up my Harley a year or so back and I'm still pissed about that.
Members Only?
Check out my review of Carmen Amato’s terrific Prohibition-era mystery, Murder At The Galliano Club, the first in a series of thrillers: There’s a satisfying magic to… Read more “Members Only?”
Bigger Than Life
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.… Read more “Bigger Than Life”
Hard-Boiled Gabfest
Had big fun blathering about crime fiction and what makes Ed Earl Burch tick on Rick Outzen’s radio show down in Pensacola, FL. Give a listen to… Read more “Hard-Boiled Gabfest”
Scoop-O-Rama
In his latest Clare Carlson mystery, Beyond The Headlines, all the hallmarks of Dick Belsky’s robust storytelling skills are on display – snappy patter, an unsinkable main… Read more “Scoop-O-Rama”
No Buddies Allowed
Out there beyond the suburbs and exurbs of big-city sprawl, there’s hard-luck country where the money is scarce, the grind never lets up and your luck can… Read more “No Buddies Allowed”
Harsh And Brutal…
“Nesbitt paints a picture of a harsh, brutal, sun-dried land of mesquite and rattlesnakes that will have the reader turning pages, mopping sweat and thirsting for water… Read more “Harsh And Brutal…”
Smart, Tough, Profane…And, Reckless
“This is a hard-core, alcohol- and profanity-laced shoot-em-up you won’t want to send to your mom. Unless she’s a tough old bird from Amarillo.” — Michael Ludden,… Read more “Smart, Tough, Profane…And, Reckless”
Hot Night, Fast Ride
“If Chandler’s noir was a neon sign in the LA sunset, Nesbitt’s noir is the Shiner Bock sign buzzing outside the last honky-tonk you’ll hit before the… Read more “Hot Night, Fast Ride”
Jim Nesbitt 