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Jim’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Jim Nesbitt
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James Crumley, James Lee Burke, Baron R. Birtcher, R.G. Belsky, Rich Z
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August 2015
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https://www.goodreads.com/edearl
More books by Jim Nesbitt…
Bigger Than Life
Take a look, chirren. Soon. Very soon.
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.
That’s old-school, ink-stained-wretch talk for The End. Finito. Done.
Gonna let it marinate a bit overnight before cranking up the chainsaw for the miserable chore of editing, rewriti
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“I've always thought hard-boiled detective novels an American art form. At their best, they're more than who-dun-its or thrillers, they're vehicles for a writer's observations about culture, politics, philosophy, music, history and a time or a place. Or life, it’s ownself. When you read James Ellroy, Dashiell Hammett or James Lee Burke, their stories are always about far more than good guys chasing bad guys. That’s the kind of book I wanted to write. Still do.”
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“When you write, you start with what you know and build from there. I knew a little something about the border, Texas and Mexico from my journalism days. Knew some cops and redneck outlaws, too. And I knew I wanted to write a noirish detective novel. So I started with that and went from there. Out popped Ed Earl Burch, Carla Sue Cantrell and THE LAST SECOND CHANCE: An Ed Earl Burch Novel.”
― The Last Second Chance
― The Last Second Chance
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Aussie Lovers of...: Winter Reading Challenge 1st June -31st August 2019 | 202 | 71 | Sep 21, 2019 05:33AM | |
Aussie Lovers of...:
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| 2025 Reading Chal...: Yes, I AM Doing Something 2023 Challenge | 9 | 230 | Jan 01, 2024 03:38PM | |
| 2025 Reading Chal...: Magical Mystery Tour - 2023 | 472 | 456 | Jan 05, 2024 04:38PM | |
| 2025 Reading Chal...: Serial Reader - 2023 | 695 | 653 | Jan 22, 2024 06:47PM |
“I've always thought hard-boiled detective novels an American art form. At their best, they're more than who-dun-its or thrillers, they're vehicles for a writer's observations about culture, politics, philosophy, music, history and a time or a place. Or life, it’s ownself. When you read James Ellroy, Dashiell Hammett or James Lee Burke, their stories are always about far more than good guys chasing bad guys. That’s the kind of book I wanted to write. Still do.”
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“When you write, you start with what you know and build from there. I knew a little something about the border, Texas and Mexico from my journalism days. Knew some cops and redneck outlaws, too. And I knew I wanted to write a noirish detective novel. So I started with that and went from there. Out popped Ed Earl Burch, Carla Sue Cantrell and THE LAST SECOND CHANCE: An Ed Earl Burch Novel.”
― The Last Second Chance
― The Last Second Chance
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