In his latest Clare Carlson mystery, Beyond The Headlines, all the hallmarks of Dick Belsky’s robust storytelling skills are on display – snappy patter, an unsinkable main… Read more “Scoop-O-Rama”
Category: The Writing Game
No Buddies Allowed
Out there beyond the suburbs and exurbs of big-city sprawl, there’s hard-luck country where the money is scarce, the grind never lets up and your luck can… Read more “No Buddies Allowed”
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…”
Ed Earl’s Daddy Speaks
I’ll be masking up to speak to the Mystery Book Club at the Athens-Limestone Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday. They’ve selected my first hard-boiled Texas crime… Read more “Ed Earl’s Daddy Speaks”
Hard-Boiled Gift
HELLUVA STOCKING STUFFER: From now, through New Year’s Day, pick up a paperback copy of my award-winning Texas crime thriller, THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE, for $3 off… Read more “Hard-Boiled Gift”
Fast Talkers
Your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, is mighty glad the caffeine and nicotine kicked in because it got pretty sporty this morning chewing the literary fat on the… Read more “Fast Talkers”
Criminal Silver
Just one of the hunks of book award hardware garnered by my third Ed Earl Burch crime thriller, THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE. You can read what this… Read more “Criminal Silver”
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”
Chewing The Hard-Boiled Fat
Catch your ol’ pal Honest Jim’s interview by fellow author Rick Outzen on his podcast And The Murders Began at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/rick9662/episodes/2020-11-10T07_31_24-08_00 And his blog: https://www.rickoutzen.com/2020/11/11/and-the-murders-began-jim-nesbitt/ Rick and… Read more “Chewing The Hard-Boiled Fat”
Icing On The Election Day Cake
What a marvelous Election Day surprise to discover after getting up early to exercise the sacred franchise of American citizenship by casting my ballot — an award… Read more “Icing On The Election Day Cake”