START SHOOTING by Charlie Newton

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...

Five Reasons to Give Books this Holiday

Today’s post on Dead Guy is Five Reasons to Give Books this Holiday. I know there are many more…please stop by and share yours!Also, Tyrus Books has started one of my favorite holiday campaigns, through which you can give someone a book (for free) or help...

More Reading = Better World

Today’s Dead Guy post is about my favorite pet project, FridayReads, which had a tempest in a teapot sort of day today.

Two-Post Friday

Today, 11/11/11, I have a couple of posts for your consideration…First, Tyrus Books was good enough to let me climb up on their soapbox to talk about THE SAMARITAN. It’s not crime fiction, exactly–so was a bit of an unusual read for me–although...