Paul Bishop's Blog, page 93
July 8, 2012
FIGHT FICTION: LAS VEGAS SOUL!
FIGHT FICTION: LAS VEGAS SOUL!THIS IS GREAT NEWS . . . ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOXING NOVELS, EVERY TIME I TALK TO LISTON (2004) NOW HAS A JUST RELEASED SEQUEL, LAS VEGAS SOUL . . . LAS VEGAS SOUL PICKS UP A HEARTBEAT AFTER EVERY TIME I TALK TO LISTON, FEATURING THE SAME CAST OF STRONG CHARACTERS (SCRAP IRON FLETCHER, TNT, UNC, T-BONE TAYLOR) AND A FISTFUL OF NEW ONES - OKTAY KEMAL, A WHIRLING DERVISH TURKISH FIGHTER WHO MIGHT BE THE BEST FIGHTER SCRAP HAS EVER SEEN, LYLE MACK, A POWERFUL YOUNG HEAVYWEIGHT WITH LOADS OF POTENTIAL WHO SHOWS UP IN TNT’S TRAINING CAMP UNANNOUNCED, AND A MYSTERIOUS BLUES MUSICIAN SCRAP BEFRIENDS WHO EERILY REMINDS HIM OF THE LATE, GREAT SONNY LISTON . . .
LAS VEGAS SOUL
BRIAN DEVIDO
KINDLE EDITION $3.99
After years of struggling inside the ring, former heavyweight sparring partner Amos "Scrap Iron" Fletcher is finally seeing success outside of it. When Scrap leads Rodney "TNT" Timmons to the heavyweight championship of the world, it appears that all of Scrap's dreams are coming true: he's suddenly one of the world's hottest fight trainers, he's used his management savvy to line up a multi-million dollar title-fight rematch with former champ "T-Bone" Taylor, and his relationship with his law-student girlfriend appears to be headed in the right direction.
But with his newfound success, the only thing Scrap finds he can count on is change. Is TNT losing his edge as he trains for the rematch? Are the talented new fighters Scrap has taken under his wing as loyal as TNT? And who is the mysterious blues musician that Scrap keeps running into who eerily resembles the late heavyweight champ Sonny Liston, a fighter Scrap looks to as his patron saint?
Las Vegas Soul, the new novel from acclaimed writer Brian DeVido, explores what happens to a man once his initial dreams have been realized, and the lengths he must go to in order to make his new ones a reality.
July 7, 2012
PULP NOW: RICHARD STARK'S PARKER ~ THE SCORE!
PULP NOW: RICHARD STARK'S PARKER ~ THE SCORE!DARWYNE COOKE
ARRIVING JULY 11 . . .
Fresh from his efforts on The Hunter and The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke now sets his steely sights on The Score, the classic Richard Stark Parker novel from 1964. Parker becomes embroiled in a plot with a dozen partners in crime to pull off what might be the ultimate heist -- robbing an entire town. Everything was going fine for a while, and then things got bad. Considered one of the best in the Parker series, The Score is the perfect vehicle for Darwyn Cooke to pull out all the stops and let loose with a book that has all the impact of a brutal kick to the solar plexus!
160 PAGES ~ $24.99
PULP NOW: HIGH ADVENTURE!
PULP NOW: HIGH ADVENTURE!COMING LATER THIS MONTH FROM ADVENTURE HOUSE . . .
HIGH ADVENTURE #125 - DAN TURNER HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE ISSUE
7X10, 110 PAGES, $9.95
COMING IN SEPTEMBER FROM ADVENTURE HOUSE . . .HIGH ADVENTURE #126 - THE FLOATING FLAME BY J. ALLAN DUNN
7X10, 110 PAGES, $9.95
ADVENTURE HOUSE
NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!
NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!
WHILE THE E-BOOK VERSIONS OF THE FIGHT CARD SERIES ARE FEATURED UNDER THE UNIFYING PSEUDONYM OF ‘JACK TUNNEY,’ THE PAPERBACK EDITIONS FEATURE THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS … FIGHT CARD: A MOUTH FULL OF BLOOD (BY ERIC BEETNER), WHICH DEBUTED AS AN E-BOOK THIS PAST MONDAY, IS NOW ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PAPERBACK …
July 5, 2012
PULP NOW: ROGUE ANGEL ~ MAGIC LANTERN!
PULP NOW: ROGUE ANGEL ~ MAGIC LANTERN!THE LATEST ENTRY IN MY FAVORITE CURRENT PULP ADVENTURE SERIES . . .
In late 1700s Paris, a young but promising illusionist dabbles in the arcane art of phantasmagoria. But at his moment of greatest triumph—unveiling a magical lantern said to open a door to the Chinese spirit world—he is violently struck down by a vengeful phantom . . .
On assignment in London, archaeologist Annja Creed is hunting down a man who claims to have discovered the Jekyll and Hyde potion. On the trail of one curiosity, Annja finds herself pulled toward another mystery…the origin of a strange, old-fashioned projector once used by eighteenth-century illusionists. As Annja delves into its rich history, a dark past begins to emerge. And someone wants to harness the power of this cursed artifact ... risking everything for the treasures it promises.
But Annja has a little magic trick of her own. One that she wields with deadly accuracy . . .
July 4, 2012
July 2, 2012
★ NEW FIGHT CARD NOVEL JUST RELEASED!
★ NEW FIGHT CARD NOVEL JUST RELEASED!★ FIGHT CARD: A MOUTH FULL OF BLOOD ★ THE LATEST FROM JACK TUNNEY ★ THE SEQUEL TO FIGHT CARD: SPLIT DECISION ★ “BLOODY GREAT!” ★ HARD-PUNCHING PULP FICTION ★ GET ON THE FIGHT CARD NOW! ★★★
