“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…”
Category: Reviews
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Knockout Artist
“Jim Nesbitt pulls no punches and delivers a hard-core, well-written novel that just won’t quit, and you certainly won’t want it to.” — Ruthie Jones, Texas book… Read more “Knockout Artist”
Show And Tell
While watching Season 3 of Bosch last night — a pandemic fallback after Pamita and I blew through the latest season in about two days — I… Read more “Show And Tell”
Waltz Across Texas
Check out what Texas book review ace Kevin Tipple, whose blog just won a prestigious ‘best of’ award, had to say about THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE. Then… Read more “Waltz Across Texas”
Rattlesnake Praise
Humbled and honored by this nugget of high praise from fellow author Bruce Coffin, a cop’s cop and one helluva writer: “Texas tough and rattlesnake mean, Jim… Read more “Rattlesnake Praise”
