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Skull Music
The hallmark of any of Rich Zahradnik novel is a powerful sense of time and place that is far more than a one-dimensional backdrop for the characters… Read more “Skull Music”
Ask Honest Jim
People often ask this question: Honest Jim, how the hell do you manage to crank out full-bore, rip-roaring hard-boiled crime thrillers while holding down a 24/7 job… Read more “Ask Honest Jim”
Members Only?
Check out my review of Carmen Amato’s terrific Prohibition-era mystery, Murder At The Galliano Club, the first in a series of thrillers: There’s a satisfying magic to… Read more “Members Only?”
Bigger Than Life
Big news, chirren. HUUUUUUUGE. Just slapped a -30- on the final chapter of the next Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thriller — THE DEAD CERTAIN DOUBT.… Read more “Bigger Than Life”
Hard-Boiled Gabfest
Had big fun blathering about crime fiction and what makes Ed Earl Burch tick on Rick Outzen’s radio show down in Pensacola, FL. Give a listen to… Read more “Hard-Boiled Gabfest”
Scoop-O-Rama
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”
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…”