This review is subject to my disclosure notes, which you can find here.Given how much I enjoyed Daniel Palmer’s debut, DELIRIOUS, last year, I was looking forward to reading HELPLESS. That said, I wasn’t sure I’d love it because I’m not a fan of infallible heroes, and...
Much of the attention around George Pelecanos’ new book, WHAT IT WAS, has focused on the quite brilliant way that the good folks at Mulholland Books are publishing and marketing it. In case you haven’t read about it, instead of the standard e-book and hardcover...
Before I read it, I saw a description of START SHOOTING that termed it “cop noir.” Cool, I thought, count me in. I love cop stories, especially those that are somewhat dark.In START SHOOTING, though, Newton takes dark to new depths.His first character, the grand and...
Please note that this is nothing to do with the Michael Crichton book nor movie called DISCLOSURE. So there. As I get back into the swing of posting book reviews—and catching up on those I’ve yet to write—the time has come for a moment of disclosure. So here goes… I...
Today’s Dead Guy post is about book marketing (of course) and political fundraising with a case history based on one of my favorite anthologies of the year. Enjoy!
