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The cover of TO NICK A GOOD BODY by Barry Norman

NEW FROM BRASH BOOKS! An authentic and outrageously funny police procedural in the tradition of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels… from the beloved BBC host and critic Barry Norman. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

LIT LIT - Kindle edition by Sandlin, Tim . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading LIT.

COMING IN DECEMBER - AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER!
Tim Sandlin is back with a deliciously subversive take on a “cozy” mystery that deftly, shrewdly and humorously reflects our turbulent times.
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DEATH ON SUNSET by Barry Norman is the razor-sharp third and final novel in beloved BBC film critic Barry Norman’s hard-boiled Bobby Lennox series, a story the Birmingham Post says “positively glitters. Gorgeously entertaining.”
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Dude posing/holding a … 28’ skeleton skull j a garage?

In addition to our 13’ skeletons and the 8’ skeletons…

Thirteen Men Thirteen Men - Kindle edition by Thayer, Tiffany . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Thirteen Men.

Tiffany Thayer's THIRTEEN MEN is back in print after nearly 100 years & hasn't lost any of its narrative power over time. It is still, as the San Francisco Examiner declared, “One of the most realistic studies of the American melting pot that has ever been penned.” www.amazon.com/Thirteen-Men...

cover of THE WIFE SWAPPERS by Bonnie Golightly

THE WIFE SWAPPERS — the daring, classic pulp novel of suburban adultery by Bonnie Golightly, famed author of "Beat Girl" and "The Wild One," back in print for the first time in over sixty years.
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Review: Man Chase - Joseph Chadwick Dave Macklin is a man with plenty of trouble on his hands. He’s the president of a small electronics company that needs to expand but can’t ...

Many thanks to James Reasoner's Rough Edges blog for the great review of our reprint of Joseph Chadwick's MAN CHASE.

"I guess you could call it a hardboiled corporate soap opera. It’s very fast-paced and well plotted."

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Review: Man Chase - Joseph Chadwick Dave Macklin is a man with plenty of trouble on his hands. He’s the president of a small electronics company that needs to expand but can’t ...

James Reasoner's ROUGH EDGES blog reviews MAN CHASE by Joseph Chadwick: "Very fast-paced and well plotted... I really enjoyed MAN CHASE." Available now from Cutting Edge Books! jamesreasoner.blogspot.com/2025/08/revi...
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#DouglasHess, host of the excellent podcast #ForgottenHollywood, interviewed @tvconfidential.bsky.social about my latest book, #MenofAction. Our conversation is now available for LOD wherever you find podcasts. Please enjoy! @leegoldberg.bsky.social @cuttingedgebooks.bsky.social
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Vintage Sleaze #8: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s Vintage Sleaze #8: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s - Kindle edition by Johnston, William, Gorham, Charles, Cooper, Morton, Carter, Max, Mooney, Booth, Friedman, Stuart, Gaulden, Ray, Thompson, John B., Nixon, Henry Lewis, Watson, Daoma . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Vintage Sleaze #8: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s.

VINTAGE SLEAZE #8: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s
TWELVE forbidden, sexy novels from the 1950s and early 60s, out of print for decades, collected in one volume!
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The City Beyond Amazon.com: The City Beyond eBook : Emerick, Lucille : Kindle Store

Years ago, the political machine framed Grant Monroe’s father for murder. Now Grant is back from Cuban exile to get his well-planned revenge. There’s just one hitch: he’s fallen in love with his arch-enemy’s daughter.
THE CITY BEYOND by Lucille Emerick:
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The cover of Arrow in the Dust by L.L. Foreman

Out now: "Arrow in the Dust" By L.L. Foreman
Their History Was Written in Blood.
“For those who enjoy a blood and thunder novel, 'Arrow in the Dust' will provide thrills and chills.” —Lexington Herald
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On the Cusp of Literary Stardom, This West Texas Novelist Lost It All Even Larry McMurtry thought highly of Jack Sheridan’s fiction. Why hasn’t anyone heard of him?

@texasmonthly.bsky.social highlights our edition of THE JACK SHERIDAN READER in this terrific article: "On the Cusp of Literary Stardom, This West Texas Novelist Lost It All"
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Wine of Violence Amazon.com: Wine of Violence eBook : Ingersoll, Ralph : Kindle Store

Out now: WINE OF VIOLENCE by Ralph Ingersoll
“This novel has an immediacy that will shock some readers…the poignancy of the love story calls to mind Ernest Hemingway.” New York Herald-Tribune
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Crown Vic 2: If I Were a Rich Man Amazon.com: Crown Vic 2: If I Were a Rich Man eBook : Goldberg, Lee : Kindle Store

Readers love "CROWN VIC 2: If I Were a Rich Man,” @leegoldberg.bsky.social ’s brutal & darkly funny new novella, Ray is on the trail of lost diamonds from a legendary jewelry heist…and stumbles into a twisted honey trap.
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Now available for pre-order: Acclaimed author Tim Sandlin is back with his new novel LIT, a deliciously subversive take on a “cozy” mystery that deftly, shrewdly and humorously reflects our turbulent times.
“Fiction to be savored." Larry McMurtry
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ALL KINDS OF UGLY is the long-lost, previously unpublished, final HARDMAN novel w/an intro by @leegoldberg.bsky.social
"Dennis' strong prose & well-paced storytelling place him alongside the likes of George V. Higgins & Ross MacDonald." Publishers Weekly
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Inspiring and uplifting book recommendations from Porter Square Books sellers - Cambridge Day These books are opportunities to reflect on the beauty of everyday life and the natural world, and include lighter reads and memoirs.

I guess we'll just keep posting this list of uplifting, inspiring, and joyful books that are new or forthcoming, you know, as needed www.cambridgeday.com/2025/01/26/i...

Sarah McNally’s Book Club The owner of the McNally Jackson literary empire is reshaping the city’s reading life.

Sarah McNally gets profiled by NYMag — a lot happening here.

For day 29 of my year long retrospective on Made for TV Movies that need a DVD/Blu Ray release I chose the 1980 romantic melodrama Anatomy of a Seduction. Susan Flannery is captivating in a film that considers that there are options for older women that fall outside of traditional constraints.

Crime, lust, betrayal and romance rage on tropical islands in these four classic noir novels from the 1950s & 60s.
The Telltale Tart by Peter Duncan
The Awakening by John Cantwell
The Tropic of Cleo by Rick Holmes
The Calypso Caper by Robert Dietrich
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High Potential Season 1 Episode 11 Review: The Sauna at the End of the Stairs Murder mystery marries true crime in High Potential's best episode yet. It's an entertaining hour with lots of experimental storytelling. Read our review.

Murder mystery marries true crime in #HighPotential's best episode yet. It's an entertaining hour with lots of experiment storytelling. Read our review.

A racy, hard-boiled novel of sex and betrayal in the early days of television.
"If you thought the antics of Hollywood and record moguls were something new and extraordinary, [TELEVISION TRAMP] proves how naive you have been." —Pulp, Crime & Mystery Books
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MARBLE HALL MURDERS: MASTERPIECE PBS MASTERPIECE on PBS announced the commissioning of Marble Hall Murders , an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling no...

"MASTERPIECE on PBS announced the commissioning of 'Marble Hall Murders,' an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz’s Susan Ryeland series." mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/01/marb...

All five novels in David Brierley's classic, widely-acclaimed CODY series of espionage thrillers in one massive, low-priced ebook edition: THE COMPLETE CODY.

“This tough-minded woman is a perfect heroine... superb entertainment." (NY Times)
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Tax season is here, so it’s time for our annual Q&A webinar on filing taxes for authors! We’ll discuss expenses and other deductions, strategies to lower your tax bill, and tips for optimizing your tax liability for the future.

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The Crime Lady: A Few Questions for Robert Littell Dear TCL Readers: Robert Littell on Par Jupiter!, May 2019 A few years ago, deep into the pandemic, I decided it was time to acquaint myself with the...

From The New York Times' Sarah Weinman: "... [S]o I read nearly everything Littell had published in book form. What I found cemented my newfound opinion that he was America’s greatest living espionage novelist, and that he remained criminally underrated." buttondown.com/thecrimelady...

Cover of new anthology of horror stories called NIGHT AND DAY, edited by Ellen Datlow.

Guess what? I'm in this forthcoming Datlow anthology, in the "Night" half, sandwiched between Stephen Graham Jones and Gemma Files!

Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article) Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.

VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!