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THE LAST SCOOP By Dick Belsky – a Jim Nesbitt Review

There’s something Dick Belsky delivers in all of his mysteries — spine-bending plot twists that leave you feeling like you’re riding a nuclear-powered rollercoaster instead of reading a book. His soon-to-be latest, another Clare Carlson mystery, THE LAST SCOOP, is … Continue reading

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TRIBES OF HILLBROW – Peter J. Earle

A JIM NESBITT BOOK REVIEW When you open one of Peter J. Earle’s novels, get ready to be swept up in a panoramic tour of South Africa after apartheid and Mandela. This is the author’s home country and he captures … Continue reading

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Jim Nesbitt on HOWARD OWEN and Willie Black

Jim Nesbitt is the author of three hard-boiled Texas crime thrillers, The Right Wrong Number, The Last Second Chance and The Best Lousy Choice. All three are available in paperback or Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt JIM NESBITT REVIEW: OREGON HILL BY … Continue reading

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FOUR KINDS of RAIN – Robert Ward

A JIM NESBITT REVIEW: In Four Kinds of Rain, Robert Ward spins a classic noir tale that is both riveting and relentless in its portrayal of a desperate middle-aged loser who has stubbornly kept the faith of his idealistic 60s … Continue reading

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CASHED OUT – By Michael H. Rubin

A JIM NESBITT REVIEW: BLOODY ETOUFFEE   The main difference between Mike Rubin and all the other lawyers-turned-authors out there writing legal thrillers is that this guy writes like a homesick angel and never lets the law get in the … Continue reading

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PURGATORY ROAD – Peter J. Earle

A REVIEW by JIM NESBITT, author of the gritty Ed Earl Burch thriller Series. NESBITT REVIEW — PURGATORY ROAD VELDT-NOIR: ANOTHER NAME FOR HARD-BOILED SUSPENSE EXCELLENCE The hallmark of a Peter J. Earle novel is the vivid and evocative sense … Continue reading

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BLONDE ICE – R.G. Belsky

A JIM NESBITT REVIEW. Dick Belsky’s Blonde Ice is a classic, fast-paced thriller that serves up it’s sex-laced mayhem straight up and strong, like a double-shot of bourbon, easing the burn with wry humor and wisecracks from the story’s narrator … Continue reading

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HUNTER’S VENOM – Peter J. Earle

A review by JIM NESBITT of the first in the Detective Sgt. DICE MODISE SERIES. One of the finest features of a Peter J. Earle detective novel is the rich and evocative detail he provides of the landscape of southern … Continue reading

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A Sense of Place – TEXAS 2

TEXAS: CREATING A LONE STAR SENSE OF PLACE FOR GRITTY CRIME NOVELS By Jim Nesbitt I come from a long line of hillbilly storytellers who instilled in me a deep and abiding sense of family, time and place as well … Continue reading

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TORN YESTERDAYS – George Snyder

A JIM NESBITT review. When you pick up a George Snyder book, get ready for the nuanced subtlety of a sledgehammer slamming into a brick wall. Delicate, they ain’t. Bloody, they are. And the latest in his Logan Sand series, … Continue reading

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