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”
Category: The Writing Game
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”
Pick A Winner
For a dose of bona fide, award-winning, hard-boiled Texas crime fiction, snap up a copy of THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE: An Ed Earl Burch Novel, at the… Read more “Pick A Winner”
En Fuego
YOW! Just found out THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE won a bronze medal in the best mystery/thriller e-book category of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards. That’s the… Read more “En Fuego”
Hot Streak
YOW! Just found out THE BEST LOUSY CHOICE won a bronze medal in the best mystery/thriller e-book category of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards. That’s a… Read more “Hot Streak”
Rollercoaster Redux
It’s pub day for author buddy Dick Belsky, launching his latest Clare Carlson mystery, THE LAST SCOOP, which is a damn good book. Thought I’d rerun my… Read more “Rollercoaster Redux”
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