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The Book's 99 Cents This Week!

The Kindle edition of 'Somebody's Trying to Kill Me' is a mere 99 cents this week, which means a whole lot of noir-y, hardboiled mayhem for the cost of a can of Coke!

Or if you want to take your chances on landing a copy for free, we're also hosting an Amazon giveaway.

New Book Out!

Over the past few years, I’ve published several hardboiled tales of mayhem and murder in a handful of publications: Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Crime Syndicate Magazine, etc. Now I’ve collected them together along with an all-new novella set in Brooklyn. “Somebody’s Trying to Kill Me” is now available in paperback and Kindle:

Here's the Amazon description:

"A bounty hunter tears through the underworld in search of a pair of stolen assault rifles. Somewhere in the Southwestern desert, a college dropout trades textbooks and keggers for ripping off mob dealers. Up in Harlem, a liquor-store owner gambles with his life during a high-stakes robbery, while down in Brooklyn, a penniless novelist finds himself tangled in a mystery involving tattooed freaks, damaged supermodels, and hipsters who can’t shoot straight.

"SOMEBODY’S TRYING TO KILL ME features seventeen adrenaline-charged noir thrillers, including the titular novella. Some of these dark tales have been published in Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Crime Syndicate, and other crime-fiction magazines; more are all new; and every single one of them is guaranteed to keep you turning pages until dawn."

(And if you've read down this far, you'll learn that we're doing an Amazon giveaway tomorrow, because why not?)

'Somebody's Trying to Kill Me: 17 Noir Tales'

Coming August 2: a book of my noir short stories titled “Somebody’s Trying to Kill Me.” Most of the tales have been published in various crime-fiction venues (including Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Crime Syndicate Magazine, etc.) over the past few years, but the title novella is all new, all weird, and hardboiled through and through. If you’re looking for late-summer beach reading, it’ll be out in Kindle and paperback.

Here's the description, from Amazon:

A bounty hunter tears through the underworld in search of a pair of stolen assault rifles. Somewhere in the Southwestern desert, a college dropout trades textbooks and keggers for ripping off mob dealers. Up in Harlem, a liquor-store owner gambles with his life during a high-stakes robbery, while down in Brooklyn, a penniless novelist finds himself tangled in a mystery involving tattooed freaks, damaged supermodels, and hipsters who can’t shoot straight.

SOMEBODY’S TRYING TO KILL ME features seventeen adrenaline-charged noir thrillers, including the titular novella. Some of these dark tales have been published in Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Crime Syndicate, and other crime-fiction magazines; more are all new; and every single one of them is guaranteed to keep you turning pages until dawn.

Kindle edition is available for pre-order; paperback will release August 2.

'Afterworld' Is a Free Book This Week

"Afterworld," my collection of short stories (some previously published in Carrier Pigeon, The Evergreen Review, and other venues) is available for the low-low cost of free this week, just in case you're looking for a hefty dose of post-apocalypse, zombies, strange kids, and redemption.

http://www.amazon.com/Afterworld-Othe...

Ask the Author

Hey all,

I'm participating in GoodReads' new 'Ask the Author' feature. For extra hilarity, I'll even answer things non-book-related...

'Afterworld' is Free This Week

Hi all,

For one week only, 'Afterworld' is free on Kindle. All the telekinesis, flooding, apocalypse, and survival you need to fill out that summer reading list...

http://www.amazon.com/Afterworld-Othe...

'Afterworld'

This week only, 'Afterworld' is half-price on Amazon. Doom! Zombies! Post-apocalyptic adventure! And much more.