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A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps
So the Amazon pre-order for my new noir novel, “A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps,” is live. Here’s the description:
Bill is a hustler’s hustler with a taste for the high life. He pulls off big scores for one of New York City’s more vicious gangs…until he suddenly grows a conscience. However, living the clean life takes a whole lot of money, and so Bill decides to steal a fortune from his employer before skipping town.
With a bag of cash in the trunk of his car, Bill heads west, ready for a new life. But all that money makes him a tempting target for some bad people he meets on the road—and if that wasn’t dangerous enough, some old friends are close behind him, and they intend to make a trophy of his head.
Pursued by crooked cops, dimwitted bouncers, and a wisecracking assassin in the midst of a midlife crisis, Bill will need to be a quick study in the way of the gun if he wants to survive his own getaway. Who knew that an honest attempt at redemption could rack up a body count like this?
‘A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps’ is a gonzo noir journey into obsession, violence, and the power of love.
Release date is May 12. Pre-order for the e-book version will go live before that.
Bill is a hustler’s hustler with a taste for the high life. He pulls off big scores for one of New York City’s more vicious gangs…until he suddenly grows a conscience. However, living the clean life takes a whole lot of money, and so Bill decides to steal a fortune from his employer before skipping town.
With a bag of cash in the trunk of his car, Bill heads west, ready for a new life. But all that money makes him a tempting target for some bad people he meets on the road—and if that wasn’t dangerous enough, some old friends are close behind him, and they intend to make a trophy of his head.
Pursued by crooked cops, dimwitted bouncers, and a wisecracking assassin in the midst of a midlife crisis, Bill will need to be a quick study in the way of the gun if he wants to survive his own getaway. Who knew that an honest attempt at redemption could rack up a body count like this?
‘A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps’ is a gonzo noir journey into obsession, violence, and the power of love.
Release date is May 12. Pre-order for the e-book version will go live before that.
"Boise Longpig Hunting Club" is on sale for $0.99!
"Boise Longpig Hunting Club" remains a book I'm proud of. Writing it involved *a lot* of research, and I ended up talking to a number of bounty hunters and soldiers about their experiences in order to add a layer of realism to the whole endeavor. Plus, it involves a shootout in a clown-themed motel, and how can you go wrong with that?
Plus, readers seem to have responded to it. It remains a solid seller more than three years after it was released, those numbers encouraged me to write the sequel, "Rattlesnake Rodeo," which I also really like.
All this is a long-winded way of saying: Thank you. A solid reader response helps us writers feel a little less lonely as we peck away at our keyboards night after night. If you haven't yet experienced "Hunting Club," the Kindle version is on sale this week on Amazon for a mere $0.99 (it's also the same price on other platforms, such as B&N's Nook). Check it out!
Plus, readers seem to have responded to it. It remains a solid seller more than three years after it was released, those numbers encouraged me to write the sequel, "Rattlesnake Rodeo," which I also really like.
All this is a long-winded way of saying: Thank you. A solid reader response helps us writers feel a little less lonely as we peck away at our keyboards night after night. If you haven't yet experienced "Hunting Club," the Kindle version is on sale this week on Amazon for a mere $0.99 (it's also the same price on other platforms, such as B&N's Nook). Check it out!
'Hell of a Mess' is Out Today!
They'll make a lot of money... if they don't drown first!
Hello everyone!
“Hell of a Mess,” releasing today from Shotgun Honey, is the fourth book in the “Love & Bullets” series. This time around, lovable scamps/thieves Bill and Fiona aren’t just battling a bunch of crooks and crooked cops—they’re also fighting the elements, namely a massive hurricane sweeping over New York City.
From a flooded downtown Manhattan to a very spooky island off the coast of the Bronx, our thievin’ twosome will need to use all of their highly questionable skills if they want to survive. However, they’ll have help from an unexpected source…
“Hell of a Mess” is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and wherever else fine books are sold. If you haven’t caught up with the “Love & Bullets” series so far, they’re also giving the Megabomb Edition (the first three books combined into one massive volume) away for a limited time!
Hello everyone!
“Hell of a Mess,” releasing today from Shotgun Honey, is the fourth book in the “Love & Bullets” series. This time around, lovable scamps/thieves Bill and Fiona aren’t just battling a bunch of crooks and crooked cops—they’re also fighting the elements, namely a massive hurricane sweeping over New York City.
From a flooded downtown Manhattan to a very spooky island off the coast of the Bronx, our thievin’ twosome will need to use all of their highly questionable skills if they want to survive. However, they’ll have help from an unexpected source…
“Hell of a Mess” is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and wherever else fine books are sold. If you haven’t caught up with the “Love & Bullets” series so far, they’re also giving the Megabomb Edition (the first three books combined into one massive volume) away for a limited time!
