Before I get to that, I want to take a moment to offer BIG congratulations to M.G. Tarquini for placing in the 21st Annual City Paper Writing Contest. You can read an excerpt from her winning entry here, and lemme tell ya, it's got some zing. Mindy has a great, refreshing voice that really grabs ya. Good for you, Mindy!!!
Today marks the official release of BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD by Sean Chercover. I cheated and bought it yesterday, but only because I could. Heh.
About BIG CITY, BAD BLOOD
A disillusioned newspaper reporter turned Chicago P.I., Ray Dudgeon isn't trying to save the world. He just wants to do an honest job, and do it well. But when doing an honest job threatens society’s most powerful and corrupt, Ray’s odds for survival make for a sucker’s bet. The worlds of Hollywood moviemaking, Chicago organized crime, and Washington power politics collide in Big City, Bad Blood.
About Sean, Ken Bruen says, "This is James Crumley for a whole new generation, with the spirit of Nelson Algren walking point. Not only is Sean Chercover the new kid on the block, he may well be the only kid on the block."
Also out today is THE BLADE ITSELF by Marcus Sakey. I tried to buy it yesterday too, but the bookstore I was at said it hadn't arrived yet. I got dibs, though.
About THE BLADE ITSELF
For Danny Carter, retired thief turned respectable businessman, sharing a normal life with his loving girlfriend seems like the ultimate score -- until his former partner comes looking for him. A hardened killer fresh out of Stateville, his partner wants to kidnap the son of Danny's millionaire boss, and needs help to pull it off. Doing the job could cost Danny his career, his relationship, and his freedom; refusing could cost him his life.
T. Jefferson Parker says, "A terrifically good debut—streetwise, heartfelt, and exciting. I loved this book."
And I say congratulations, gentleman! We're off to a killer start to a killer year!
3 comments:
Thanks, Bill! I really can't believe any of this! I have to stop running around in circles and doing cartwheels. Blogger is being such a poopyhead today. I hope this comment goes through.
Am I babbling? I feel like I'm babbling.
Ah, c'mon. Aren't you ever gonna update your blog?! Sheesh. Some people and their so-called busy lives...
I know. I suck.
Actually, I'm just finishing my blog for the Killer Year -- the first bloggie thing I've done in forever it feels like. Then back to this freaking website I've been working on since the dawn of time. Gah.
I haven't slept in one million years, and if you think that's hyperbole, you should see the glowing red coals I'm currently using for eyeballs.
o.O
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