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    Grab A Knee

    One of the marvelous but terrifying prospects of kicking a new novel out the door is the judgement of fellow authors and reviewers you admire and respect.… Read more “Grab A Knee”

    December 18, 2025 by EdEarl

    Deadly Desert Walk

    My good friend, John W. Davis, a Cold War counter-intelligence spook for the U.S. Army and author of two excellent collections of essays and articles on terrorism,… Read more “Deadly Desert Walk”

    December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 by EdEarl

    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”

    October 30, 2025 by EdEarl

    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”

    February 12, 2025 by EdEarl

    Lone Star Gold

    Take a gander below at the outstanding review of THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT by Texas book review blogger Guatemala Paula. Then pick up a copy at: https://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt… Read more “Lone Star Gold”

    April 7, 2023 by EdEarl

    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…”

    February 27, 2021 by EdEarl

    Hard-Boiled Perfection

    “Ed Earl Burch is the perfect character for mystery readers seeking hard-boiled stories, more bad guys than good and unrelenting action. Nesbitt’s confident writing carries the reader… Read more “Hard-Boiled Perfection”

    November 22, 2020 by EdEarl

    Pills And Whisky

    “Ed Earl Burch is coarse and crude and strung out on opioids and whiskey, with or without the ‘e.’ He’s a mess of the first order, but… Read more “Pills And Whisky”

    November 21, 2020 by EdEarl

    Whiskey Before Breakfast

    “It’s a tough world, but Burch is even tougher – an unorthodox lawman with a classic sense of justice who uses both his intelligence and brute force… Read more “Whiskey Before Breakfast”

    August 18, 2020 by EdEarl

    Tough, Smart, Reckless and Profane

    “If you’re looking for gritty, The Right Wrong Number is as gritty as Number 36 sandpaper. Ed Earl Burch can’t resist the wrong women, and when he… Read more “Tough, Smart, Reckless and Profane”

    August 17, 2020 by EdEarl

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