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Now Available! PERDITION – Book Two of the Inferno 2033 Saga

In Perdition, Book Two of the Inferno 2033 Saga, the prison ship INFERNO becomes a pawn in a coup to take over the U.S. government. When a miscalculation by Vice President Henry Brzinski sparks a nuclear exchange with North Korea, INFERNO is abandoned by its crew and set to self-destruct. Left to fend for themselves, ... Read moreNow Available! PERDITION – Book Two of the Inferno 2033 Saga

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Top Five: Things Sun Records Doesn’t Quite Get Right

 Sun Records, the new drama on CMT about the early days of rock and roll in Memphis, is getting good reviews and showing a lot of promise after its premier episode. The producers wisely chose to shoot in some of the original locations, lending a great authenticity to the series. It’s always fun to see one’s ... Read more

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Top Five: Alternative Programming for Inauguration Day

 Love him or loathe him, is anyone really looking forward to spending an otherwise perfectly good Friday watching hour after hour of the Orange One and his parade of B-listers and Jerry Lewis telethon escapees?  If the answer is no (and dollars to dog biscuits it is) we’ve got just the remedy: Our Top Five ... Read more

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Our exciting book trailer: INFERNO 2033!

   Like what you see? Get Book One: God of Fire now on Amazon!  Editor’s note: 50% of all proceeds support pet rescue and animal welfare organizations.

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Mark Twain Explains: The Bad Little Boy & The Good Little Boy

In a special “guest post,” Mark Twain explains this brave new world in which we find ourselves. If our moral universe seems topsy-turvy to you–that up is down, wrong is right, and bad is rewarded even as good is punished–take comfort, at least, in knowing it has ever been thus, as these two classic tales ... Read more

Now on Kindle! Book One: God of Fire of the INFERNO 2033 saga!

In God of Fire, Book One of the Inferno 2033 saga, a fascist shadow organization takes over the United States government, imprisoning all enemies in giant penitentiary ships far out to sea. The most notorious of these ships is Inferno, where disgraced former Special Forces operative Sands Simon vows to bring down the man who ... Read more

Read JANUS – A Twisted Tale of Murder from the Author of GUMSHOE

 Hey Boys and Girls! Election got you down? Why not chase away those Election Day blues with a little murder and mayhem in Mike’s new short story JANUS. Available for FREE Nov. 6 & 7 in Kindle!

Top 10: This Crazy Day in Presidential Politics

 Here at IkeandMikeBlog, we don’t usually get overtly political, but this especially crazy day, in this especially crazy political season, just cries out for comment. How crazy has it been? Let us count the ways: 1. As President Obama was in Israel eulogizing Nobel Prize winner Shimon Peres, Republican nominee Donald Trump was tweeting for ... Read more

Review: No Love for Hateful Eight

 Okay, it’s not strictly true to say we have no love for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, but while there are some things we like about this over-cooked mess of a movie, there is plenty we don’t like. It’s lovingly produced, carefully crafted, and it takes some provocative pokes at the hornets’ nests of race and gender, but ... Read more