Most coming-of-age stories don’t feature dead bodies, point-blank murder, duffel bags stuffed with weed, bent cops, bloody biker shootouts or underage rich kids popping Molly… Read more “There Ain’t No Yellow Brick Road”
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.
Sooner, Not Later
Got some BIG NEWS for all you Ed Earl Burch fans cussin’ your ol’ pal Honest Jim for keeping you waiting so long for your next fix… Read more “Sooner, Not Later”
Ed Earl’s Hard-Boiled Wisdom
If you like your crime fiction hard-boiled and Texas tough, pick up one of my gritty and relentless Ed Earl Burch thrillers. They’re classic stories of revenge… Read more “Ed Earl’s Hard-Boiled Wisdom”
Take A Shot
Need a shot of top-shelf, hard-boiled Texas crime thriller? Sign up for my giveaway of the award-winning THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE: An Ed Earl Burch Novel. Click… Read more “Take A Shot”
Golden Praise
I was hunting through the archives of my Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thrillers, looking for reviews, Q&As, guest blogs and other fare I can use in… Read more “Golden Praise”
Burch Ain’t Dead — Yet
ED EARL BURCH UPDATE — Been a long, frustrating year for your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, friend of the hard-boiled crime fiction devotee, but there’s movement afoot… Read more “Burch Ain’t Dead — Yet”
Texas Gothic Slow Burn
With The Wretched and Undone, Julia Weiner has written a compelling, slow-burning horror story of a cursed family of Polish immigrants to the Texas Hill Country, haunted… Read more “Texas Gothic Slow Burn”
A Fast Dance Through Dating Danger
Ace Big Apple mystery writer Dick R.G. Belsky and co-author Bonnie Traymore have a terrifically slick and winning psychological thriller coming… Read more “A Fast Dance Through Dating Danger”
Headed Uptown
Proud to tell you I just signed a three-book contract with Level Best Books that includes the latest Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thriller, THE FATAL SAVING… Read more “Headed Uptown”
Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness
Two friends of mine did me the high honor of praising my Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled crime thrillers this week, both of them fine authors in their… Read more “Righteous Praise for Hard-Boiled Goodness”
Jim Nesbitt 