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”
Category: The Writing Game
Double Whammy
Yow! Gonna be some powerful punches thrown your way early next week by your ol’ pal, Honest Jim. So, suck it up, Pilgrim. Glove up and get… Read more “Double Whammy”
Hard-Boiled Deliverance
The day all you rabid Ed Earl Burch fans have been waiting for is just around the corner. That’s right — on Monday, December 15, the next… Read more “Hard-Boiled Deliverance”
Try Your Luck
Here’s a marvelous chance to get a signed copy of my next Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE FATAL SAVING GRACE. Just click the link… Read more “Try Your Luck”
He Ain’t Me, I Ain’t Him
People ask me all this time — well, not all the time, but often enough to cause me to wince: Is Ed Earl Burch you? Or, are… Read more “He Ain’t Me, I Ain’t Him”
Raymond Chandler’s Ghost
I’m a Chandler junkie. As in Raymond Chandler. Always have been, always will be. One of the founding fathers of the hard-boiled school of crime fiction, Chandler’s… Read more “Raymond Chandler’s Ghost”
Gotta Play To Win
From now through December, you can win an autographed copy of one of my award-winning Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thrillers, THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT. Click… Read more “Gotta Play To Win”
There Ain’t No Yellow Brick Road
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”
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”
Jim Nesbitt 