Drumroll, please. It’s the day all you crazed Ed Earl Burch fans have been waiting for — Launch Day of my latest hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE… Read more “LIFTOFF!!!”
News
Hot Damn!
My latest Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT, is about to go live on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback versions. Check… Read more “Hot Damn!”
The Big Show
In Regina Hott we trust. Check out what she has to say about the blog circuit Partners In Crime Tours has set up to tout my latest… Read more “The Big Show”
Tour-O-Rama
Get ready, chirren — the next phase of Honest Jim’s promotion campaign for THE FATAL SAVING GRACE starts Monday, Feb. 2, with a blog tour with other… Read more “Tour-O-Rama”
Honest Jim, Truly Humbled
Your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, has been struck dumb by the gracious praise of one of my favorite writers and fellow hard-boiled smartass, Dana King, ladled on… Read more “Honest Jim, Truly Humbled”
No Brag, Just Fact
Just in case you missed me crowing about this award last week… Certificate IPA 2026 DF Template
Sunday Sermon
Did a little preaching of the hard-boiled crime thriller gospel Sunday afternoon, appearing as a guest on Daniel Lucas’ Book Review 101 podcast. Daniel asked me some… Read more “Sunday Sermon”
High Honor
My latest hard-boiled Texas crime thriller, THE FATAL SAVING GRACE, just snagged an Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in the Action/Adventure category for 2026. See what the… Read more “High Honor”
The Origins of Ed Earl Burch
I wrote the following as a From The Author for the first book in the Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller series, The Last Second Chance.… Read more “The Origins of Ed Earl Burch”
“War Is A Racket”
Now seems like a propitious time to resurrect this excerpt from a speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC Smedley Butler War is just… Read more ““War Is A Racket””
Risk & Hard-boiled Reward
If it’s January, your ol’ pal Honest Jim must have another Fresh Fiction giveaway teed up and ready for you to play. This time, you can win… Read more “Risk & Hard-boiled Reward”
Damaged Characters
Grab a listen to your ol’ pal, Honest Jim, chewing the red meat of writing that magnificent trainwreck of a hard-boiled crime thriller character, Ed Earl Burch,… Read more “Damaged Characters”
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