Did a little preaching of the hard-boiled crime thriller gospel Sunday afternoon, appearing as a guest on Daniel Lucas’ Book Review 101 podcast. Daniel asked me some… Read more “Sunday Sermon”
Category: Book Updates
High Honor
My latest hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE FATAL SAVING GRACE, just snagged an Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in the Action/Adventure category for 2026. See what the… Read more “High Honor”
The Origins of Ed Earl Burch
I wrote the following as a From The Author for the first book in the Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller series, The Last Second Chance.… Read more “The Origins of Ed Earl Burch”
Risk & Hard-boiled Reward
If it’s January, your ol’ pal Honest Jim must have another Fresh Fiction giveaway teed up and ready for you to play. This time, you can win… Read more “Risk & Hard-boiled Reward”
Damaged Characters
Grab a listen to your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, chewing the red meat of writing that magnificent trainwreck of a hard-boiled crime thriller character, Ed Earl Burch,… Read more “Damaged Characters”
Lone Star Praise
Big blast of THANKS to ace Texas book reviewer Kevin Tipple for putting THE FATAL SAVING GRACE on his list of favorite books, July through December. Fingers… Read more “Lone Star Praise”
Five-Star Praise
Check out the five-star review of The Fatal Saving Grace by reviewer and podcast host extraordinaire Fran Lewis at: https://just-reviews.org/2025/12/22/ed-earl-is-back/
Honest Jim Speaks
Had a blast chopping it up with my good friend and fellow author Terrence McCauley on his podcast. We cut the tape last week and he ran… Read more “Honest Jim Speaks”
Fast Pace, Languid Tone
It’s really a kick when an author you dig gives your work a big thumbs up and shows they really get your story, your main character and… Read more “Fast Pace, Languid Tone”
The Anti-Leviathan
Gots an absolutely, positively incurable bloodlust for my latest hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE FATAL SAVING GRACE, but hate spending money with Jeff Bezos? Here are a… Read more “The Anti-Leviathan”
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