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Joe Surkiewicz

Born

in Frederick, Maryland, The United States

February 22, 1951

Genre

Crime, Humor and Comedy, Thriller

Influences

Elmore Leonard, James Ellroy, Joe Heller, John McPhee, Paul Theroux, J ...more

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I'm a former newspaper reporter, columnist, and travel guide author living in Vermont and writing stuff I actually like. For now, that means noir, crime fiction and humor (allegedly).

A major influence is Holly Martins, the pulp fiction writer in the 1949 classic The Third Man (played by Joseph Cotton). No one's heard of him except Sgt. Paine (Bernard Lee, later "M" in 11 Bond flics), the Other Ranks Brit soldier who has read some of Martins' cheap Westerns (and ends up socking him in the jaw). At the end of the movie, Martins doesn't get the girl. Set your sights low, I always say.

Holly Martins : Did you ever hear of "The Lone Rider of Santa Fe"?

Maj. Calloway : Can't say that l have.

Holly Martins : "Death at Double-X Ranch"? Uh, "Raunch". ...more

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Sharp Knvies & Loud Guns

Sharp Knives & Loud Guns by Tom Leins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Still trying to figure out the disturbing but undeniable attraction to Leins' writing. (I'm filling a shelf with his books.) The ledes, of course: "Henry Rivera is a fat, sloppy piece of shit." Picked that one at random. Sets the tone with refreshing bluntness, and it's downhill from there (for Rivera). Leins' utter lack of literary p Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 07, 2022 06:53 • Tags: crime, noir, paignton, tom-leins

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Joe Surkiewicz’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 49 ratings · 5 reviews · 15 distinct works

	The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. (Unofficial Guides) by Eve Zibart, Joe Surkiewicz 4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. (Unofficial Guides) by Joe Surkiewicz, Eve Zibart 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unofficial Guide to San Francisco (Unofficial Guides) by Joe Surkiewicz, Bob Sehlinger, Richard Sterling (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain Bike! the Mid-Atlantic States: New York to West Virginia : A Guide to the Classic Trails 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. (Unofficial Guides) by Joe Surkiewicz, Bob Sehlinger, Eve Zibart 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain Biker's Guide to Central Appalachia: West Virginia, Western Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain Bike! the Mid-Atlantic States: A Guide to the Classic Trails (America by Mountain Bike Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Bike Rides in and Around Philadelphia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Policing ourselves, proposed changes focus on prevention, response times: Peer review elements would streamline disciplinary process, wayward lawyers could be subject to immediate injunction 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UCITA's supporters call new model law a map for the information superhighway 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars