Just read an article about it not being easy for writers of hard-boiled crime fiction to avoid imitating Raymond Chandler and recycling some of his signature flourishes… Read more “Don’t Be A Hack”
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.
Bang-Bang Jingle
HARD-BOILED STEAL — From now through Christmas, pick up either one of my gritty and relentless Ed Earl Burch crime thrillers for $2 off the regular paperback… Read more “Bang-Bang Jingle”
Get It Right, Dumbass
Here’s the thing: Facts are a fiction writer’s friend. The more you know, the more facts you gather up in research and travel, the firmer the foundation… Read more “Get It Right, Dumbass”
Western Swing
COWBOY NOIR FOR THE CARTEL ERA. Gritty, graphic and relentless, THE RIGHT WRONG NUMBER is a uniquely old-school, hard-boiled crime thriller that captures the essence of a… Read more “Western Swing”
Pigskin Noir
My old friend Paul Finebaum knows more than just football. Check out what he has to say about my second Ed Earl Burch novel: “Jim Nesbitt’s latest… Read more “Pigskin Noir”
Psychopath Road
Check out my review of KNIFE’S TELL, Daniel Dark’s wildly unique take on Jack the Ripper: When an author tackles as well-known and morbidly fascinating a subject… Read more “Psychopath Road”
Western Swing
“Cowboy noir for the cartel era … THE LAST SECOND CHANCE is a gripping read with a cathartic ending, and it takes you places you’ve likely never… Read more “Western Swing”
Hard-Boiled Sale
Browsing through the reviews of THE RIGHT WRONG NUMBER and found this five-star jewel from a very discerning reader who goes by the nom de plume Writer… Read more “Hard-Boiled Sale”
Word Pacer
“If you like to read, if you appreciate words and the people who run them brilliantly through their paces, give Jim Nesbitt’s THE RIGHT WRONG NUMBER a… Read more “Word Pacer”
Angst On The Rocks
“Jim Nesbitt gives readers a splendid opportunity to meet Ed Earl Burch, as flawed a Luckies-smoking, whiskey-drinking, serial-married hero as ever walked the scarred earth of Dirty… Read more “Angst On The Rocks”
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