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”
Category: The Writing Game
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”
Silver Sunday
Well, lookee at what Honest Jim found in the mailbox this morning — a Silver Falchion medal from the good folks at Killer Nashville, who named THE… Read more “Silver Sunday”
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”
Cracked Asphalt Crime
Check out Honest Jim’s review of Shawn Cosby’s latest high-octane crime thriller: “Beauregard “Bug” Montage is a man at war with himself, torn between the loving,… Read more “Cracked Asphalt Crime”
All Sinners, No Saints
Check out Honest Jim’s review of S.A. Cosby’s debut novel, My Darkest Prayer. Helluva read. “If you like your crime fiction served up gritty, dark, violent and… Read more “All Sinners, No Saints”