Y/A CORNER ~ LEX TRENT VERSUS THE GODS!

Y/A CORNER ~ LEX TRENT VERSUS THE GODS!

ALEX BELL

Law student Lex Trent’s world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie of Gods and Goddesses. And while Lex is seemingly dedicated to his legal studies he’s always enjoyed a challenge – which is why he leads a double life as the notorious cat burglar ‘The Shadowman’ who has been (luckily) evading capture for years.

But Lex’s luck is about to run out because the Goddess of Fortune has selected him to be her player in the highly dangerous Games. Losing is not an option for Lex (particularly as it so often involves dying) but can he really win each of the perilous rounds? Given that the reward for doing so is money, fame and glory – all things that Lex is quite keen on – he’s going to do whatever it takes to make sure he will… and he’s certainly got good experience of cheating.

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BEAT TO A PULP #61!

BEAT TO A PULP #61!

THE MASTER BEDROOM

BY ANONYMOUS-9!

Anonymous-9 is back and BEAT to a PULP has her! This is her first appearance since the award winning "Hard Bite" kicked ass a year ago. Not for the squeamish but neither was James M. Cain, a writer she admires.

What’s she been up to? Well, if you’re brave enough, go ahead and ask. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy what hard boiled fiction with a purpose is all about. C’mon, she’s waiting for you in The Master Bedroom.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anonymous-9 won the 2008 Spinetingler Award for Best Short Story on the Web. She is a two-time Derringer nominee and currently competing for a Thriller Award sponsored by the International Thriller Writers. "The Master Bedroom" was originally a nightmare, and took nearly two years and 150 drafts to convert to story form.

A-9 feels it could possibly use another 150, but a writer has to stop somewhere. Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts provided inspiration. Infrequent blogs and story links can be found at myspace.com/ano9

TO READ THE MASTER BEDROOM CLICK HERE

DOMINO LADY #4!

DOMINO LADY #4!

Arriving in comic shops February 17th!

Written by Nancy Holder
Art by Reno Maniquis
Covers by Michael J. Williams and Matt Larseon.

Join Buffy novelist and four time Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder, as she uncovers the sexy noir thriller secrets of "The Catalina Caper"! Hollywood has come to the island, and the Domino Lady's alter ego will make her big screen debut! First, of course, there is a matter of blackmail under the lights to attend to. There is nothing the Domino lady won't do for her adoring public.

32 pages, $3.99

MOONSTONE BOOKS

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

DOWNLOADABLE PDF AIR WAR PULP STORIES!

NEW THIS WEEK:

TRANSPACIFIC PLUNDER BY FREDERICK C. PAINTON

SEPTEMBER 12, 1936 ARGOSY

Tony Blaine knew it was a bad idea to be in that Manilla bar in the first place—after all his first take-off as chief pilot of the "Pacific Cruiser" was less than four hours away. And when that girl approached him he knew, deep down in his gut, that trouble was also going to be aboard this flight.

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NOIR CORNER: CHRIS STANDRING ~ BOSSA BLUE!

BLACK JACK JUSTICE #36!

BLACK JACK JUSTICE #36!

JOURNEYS END

NEW FROM DECODER RING THEATRE

They say a man meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it. Which means that whatever you do, and whatever the result might be, your fortune cookie can smile at you and say "see? I told you so."

For some folks that road may lead to a destiny of great importance or heroic meaning. For others, it might lead to a face-down posture in a puddle somewhere. I suppose no one can tell. Except the cookie, and it ain't talkin'.

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FANTASY CORNER ~ THE SILVER SKULL: SWORDS OF ALBION!

FANTASY CORNER ~ THE SILVER SKULL: SWORDS OF ALBION!

C.O.B.R.A.S. TAKE NOTE: SWORD, SORCERY, AND SPIES . . .

Two-time British Fantasy Award winner Chadbourn (the Age of Misrule trilogy) offers a grim and decidedly current take on supernatural Elizabethan intrigues.

Will Swyfte, England's greatest spy, is charged with stopping the faerie and their Spanish tools from acquiring the Skull, the Key and the Shield, magic items whose combination could devastate all of Britain. Scenes range from squalid London slums to King Philip's monumental El Escorial palace and the mighty confrontation with the Armada in the English Channel.

Readers familiar with cold war spy novels will wryly note Swyfte's visits to Dr. John Dee for the latest in spy technology, à la James Bond and Q. Graphic presentations of tortures from the rack to waterboarding recall contemporary issues in national security, carefully contextualized with Swyfte's dilemmas of personal versus professional codes.

SCI-FI CORNER ~ THE QUANTUM THIEF!

SCI-FI CORNER ~ THE QUANTUM THIEF!

HANNU RAJANIEMI

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars. Except that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons - the Dilemma Prison - against countless copies of himself.

Jean's routine of death, defection and cooperation is upset by the arrival of Mieli and her spidership, Perhonen. She offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self - in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed . . .

The Quantum Thief is a dazzling hard SF novel set in the solar system of the far future - a heist novel peopled by bizarre post-humans but powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge and jealousy. It is a stunning debut.

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #89!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #89!

THE BIG W is pulling out all the stops tonight to celebrate An Evening At The Buddies Lounge Second Anniversary on the air! A 90 minute fun filled musical jubilee of his favorite Hi-Fi Space-Age pop classics…in Living Stereo. Black Tie is optional.

PLAYLIST:

• Don't Rain On My Parade - Bobby Darin

• All Keyed Up - Floyd Cramer

• West Was Swung - Steve Lawrence

• Mucha Muchacha - Esquivel

• The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gormé

• The Church On Time - Ann-Margret

• Hassle in the Castle - Johnny Williams

• I’m A Brass Band - Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Daddy - Creed Taylor Orchestra

Donkey Sarnade - Perry Como

• Peter Gunn - Felix Slatkin

• Everybody's Twistin' - Frank Sinatra

• Secret Agent Man - Hugo Montenegro

• When In Rome - Peggy Lee

• Mr Lucky Goes Latin - Henry Mancini

• Hallelujah, I Love Him So - Ella Fitzgerald

• In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening - Ray Conniff

• Everybody Loves a Lover - Andre Kostelanetz

• Johnny One Note - Anita O'Day

• The Flintstones - Neal Hefti

• The Way You Look Tonight - Mel Tormé

• Hello Dolly - Ferrante & Teicher

• Don't You Forget It - Sarah Vaughan

• Sunset Strip - Buddy Morrow

• It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World - Lena Horne

• Mickey Mouse Club March - Frank Comstock

• I Must Know - Jack Jones

• Mack The Knife - Dick Hyman

• South Of The Border - Dean Martin

• Up, Up And Away - Mrs. Miller

• Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean - Peter Nero

• Almost Like Being In Love - Nat King Cole

Playboy - Bob Thompson Orchestra

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THE WRONG BOB!

THE WRONG BOB!

WRITTEN BY JULIE HOVERSON

NEW FROM 19 NOCTURNE BOULEVARD . . .

What do you do when you walk into your living room and find a demon? And he claims his name is Bob?

What kind of a place is it?

Why it's an apartment hallway, can't you tell?

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FORGOTTEN BOOKS: CASTING IN DEAD WATER!

FORGOTTEN BOOKS: CASTING IN DEAD WATER!

DAVID LEITZ

I'm posting way early this week as I may not have a lot of computer access through the weekend. We’ll see how much I’m able to post, but at leat I won’t miss this regular entry.

The first entry in a four book, paperback original series, Casting In Dead Water (A Max Addams Fly-Fishing Mystery) was one of the better series published under St. Martin’s Dead Letter Mysteries imprint.

In reality, Casting in Dead Water, was actually the second book in the series. The first, The Fly-Fishing Corpse, however, was privately published by author Leitz and not picked up for reprint by St. Martins. Lietz sent me a copy years back, and it’s a shame it didn’t get to be part of the official series – although it is now somewhat collectible.

Lietz style is as laid back as the fly-fishing theme percolating in the background. The series is worth reading, especially if you are into fly-fishing. I’m not (put the filet only on the plate, no bones, no head, no tail, and make it not taste like fish), but I still enjoyed the ambience Leitz establishes via Whitforks Lodge.

CASTING IN DEAD WATER

There’s more than trout dying at whitforks lodge, and max is in over his waders.

Loon, vermont has perfect fishing, a great microbrewery – and a murder.

Spring has returned to the lush, forrested mountains of northern Vermont, and Whiteforks Lodge owner Max Addams and his staff are ready for another tranquil season of fly-fishing and hospitality . . . until a lumber compnay begins clear-cutting trees from the mountain above the lodge and Max’s trout start dying by the bushel.

Soon Max discovers it isn’t just trout that are turning belly-up. With one close friend found dead in the water, his livelihood at stake and the town turning against him, Max must reel in the killer before he becomes the catch of the day.

Leitz had one of the best of the early author websites to back this series, although, it appears to have disappeared from Google’s radar. Still, books in the series are readily available on the used market and as readable as ever.

THE WHITEFORKS LODGE MYSTERIES

The Fly Fishing Corpse (1994)

Casting In Dead Water (1996)

Dying To Fish (1996)

Fly Fishing Can Be Fatal (1997)

Hooked On Death (2000)

U.N.C.L.E. ~ THE FINAL AFFAIR!

U.N.C.L.E. THE FINAL AFFAIR!

FELLOW C.O.B.R.A.S. AGENT WES BRITTON HAS DONE A GREAT SERVICE FOR FANS OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

ON HIS SPY WISE WEBSITE HE HAS MADE THE FINAL MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. NOVEL, THE FINAL AFFAIR BY DAVID MCDANIEL, AVAILABLE AS A FREE PDF DOWNLOAD.

I JUMPED ON THIS AND SENT THE PDF FILE TO MY KINDLE EMAIL AND NOW HAVE IT RESIDING HAPPILY ON MY KINDLE.

FROM WES’ INTRODUCTION:

While a number of writers contributed to this series for Ace Books, none was as significant as David McDaniel. In fact his first, The Dagger Affair (No. 4 in the American series) contained the first use of the acronym for the evil THRUSH--the Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity.

...McDaniel had written one last MFU story justly called The Final Affair which he unfortunately finished several months past its deadline, completed after the parent show’s demise. Ace Books was no longer interested in further novels beyond a handful of reprints of stories first published in England. The Final Affair would have been the 24th ACE story that would have brought the TV show to a more or less logical conclusion where the battle between U.N.C.L.E. and THRUSH finally came to an end.

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FANTASY CORNER ~ THE LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS!

FANTASY CORNER ~ THE LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS!

JOE ABERCROMBIE

The sword & sorcery trilogy that began with The Blade Itself (2007) and Before They Are Hanged (2008) comes to a violent, sardonic and brilliant conclusion.

The shaky Union, menaced simultaneously by rampaging Northmen and by Gurkish invaders from the south, now must contend with intrigue and treachery in its capital, Adua. Summoned to play parts in a devastating confrontation between magical forces, conscience-ridden berserker Logen Ninefingers and honest, weary Union commander Colonel West come down from the north to meet painfully self-aware torturer Glokta, revenge-obsessed female warrior Ferro, pliable young adventurer Jezal and scheming, unscrupulous mage Bayaz.

All these people are believable, especially as they dabble in grimly convincing magic and struggle to hear their consciences through the roar of carnage and betrayal.

Abercrombie is a fresh new talent, presenting a dark view of life with wit and zest, and readers will mourn the end of this vivid story arc.

DIRTY HARRY!

DIRTY HARRY!

A VERY COOL CAVALCADE OF COVERS OVER AT PULP INTERNATIONAL GLEANED FROM THE SHORT LIVED MEN’S ADVENTURE STYLE SERIES FROM WARNER SPANNED BY THE MOVIES . . . IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, STEVE SMOKE WROTE HALF THE DIRTY HARRY BOOKS UNDER THE DANE HARTMAN PSEUDONYM

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THE CAT'S MEOW!

CITY OF DRAGONS ~ CONTEST!

CITY OF DRAGONS ~ CONTEST!

It’s still very early in the year, but I already know the just released City Of Dragons by Kelli Stanley is going to be hard to beat for my favorite book of 2010. It also has one of the best covers and interior book designs I've seen in a long time.

I enjoyed this 1940s San Francisco, steeped in noir sensibilities, hardboiled P.I. tale so much I want to share the experience, so I’m running a contest for a free copy.

To enter just leave a comment below stating you’d like to be in the contest before February 18th. I’ll make a randon drawing from all entries and announce the winner on Friday February 19th.

CITY OF DRAGONS

February, 1940.

In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support for China war relief. Miranda Corbie is a 33-year-old private investigator who stumbles upon the fatally shot body of Eddie Takahashi.

The Chamber of Commerce wants it covered up. The cops acquiesce. All Miranda wants is justice – whatever it costs.

From Chinatown tenements, to a tattered tailor's shop in Little Osaka, to a high-class bordello draped in Southern Gothic, she shakes down the city – her city – seeking the truth.

WORLD ESPIONAGE BUREAU!

WORLD ESPIONAGE BUREAU!

My buddy, pulp fiction author and creator of the World Espionage Bureau thrillers, Bill Raetz, has upped his web presence with his new blog, Bill Raetz – Pulp Writer.

He starts it out, like his espionage thrillers, with a bang – introducing his World Espionage Bureau Web Theme written and performed by one of the top surf/spy bands around today, SpyFi! It’s way cool.

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TO CHECK OUT THE WORLD ESPIONAGE BUREAU WEBSITE CLICK HERE

G.I. ROBOT ON COMIC TWART!

G.I. ROBOT ON COMIC TWART!

THE COMIC TWART GANG ARE TAKING ON ANOTHER ICON THIS WEEK ~ G. I. ROBOT . . .

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SPY VIBE CONTEST!

SPY VIBE CONTEST!

OUR FELLOW C.O.B.R.A.S. AGENT OVER AT SPY VIBE IS RUNNING A CONTEST GIVING AWAY A COPY OF THE ILLUSTRATED JAMES BOND AS PART OF HIS BLOG’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION . . .

Celebrate Spy Vibe's first year with a series of prize contests!

Up first, a copy of the fantastic book, James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 by Alan J. Porter.

Just post a comment on this announcement at the Spy Vibe blogsite, or send an email to jason[at]spyvibe.com with "Illustrated Bond" in the subject line. In your communique, describe your three favorites from the world of spy poster art or illustration. Don't need the book? Tell us about your faves anyway and specify you don't need to be added to the random drawing. Your entries must be made by February 22nd. Good luck!

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THIS IS PULP FICTION!

THIS IS PULP FICTION!

BBC RADIO 7 has just started a series of stories from the pulp age. This Is Pulp Fiction is a series of five stories read by world renowned voice actors. You can listen to them via the BBC website or use your BBC radio downloader to save them to your computer or CD.

And while you’re there also check out the latest full cast adaptation of Lindsey Davies' Falco ~ presented in six parts, it's great!

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A YIPPIE-KI-YEA TO THE TAINTED ARCHIVE

Y/A CORNER ~ OPERATION OCEAN EMERALDS!

Y/A CORNER ~ OPERATION OCEAN EMERALDS!

ILKKA REMES

THE EURO CRIME BLOG TIPS US TO THIS FINNISH THRILLER WRITER, WHO HAS RECEIVED HIGH ACCLAIM FOR HIS TWELVE ADULT THRILLERS AND SEVEN Y/A THRILLERS. ONE OF THE LATTER, THE FIRST IN HIS SERIES FEATURING FOURTEEN YEAR OLD LUKE BARON, IS SET FOR MAY PUBLICATION IN ENGLISH.

A giant cruise ship with over 1,000 passengers and 500 crew, the Ocean Emerald is a floating luxury palace. But for 14-year-old Luke Barron the cruise is a nightmare from the moment the ship sails. Luke has unwittingly disturbed the plans of a highly organized criminal gang, and his efforts to stop them place him firmly in the firing line.

THE COVER BLURB AND THE PACKAGING MAKES THE SERIES FEEL TO ME LIKE A FINNISH TAKE ON ALEX RIDER . . . WHICH COULD BE GOOD.

STEVE LAWRENCE & EYDIE GORME ~ GREATEST HITS VOL 1!

STEVE LAWRENCE & EYDIE GORME ~ GREATEST HITS VOL 1!

KELLY’S LOUNGE SOUNZ COMES THROUGH WITH THIS COOL LOUNGE DOWNLOAD . . .

TRACK LIST:

01) If He Walked Into My Life
02) Go Away Little Girl
03) Through The Years
04) What Did I Have That I Don't Have Now
05) Portrait Of My Love
06) That's What Friends Are For
07) Blame It On The Bossa Nova
08) More
09) Hallelujah
10) Tonight I'll Say A Prayer
11) A Room Without Windows
12) Sunrise Sunset
13) What I Did For Love
14) I Gotta Be Me
15) True Love

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SHADOW OF THE TEMPLAR: THE MORNING STAR

SHADOW OF THE TEMPLAR: THE MORNING STAR

M. CHANDLER

Simon Drake is an up-and-coming young FBI hotshot, an agent with a personal track record so outstanding that it borders on unbelievable. Not yet thirty, he's already the leader of his own special ops team; a ragtag bunch of talented but nigh-uncontrollable lunatics, it's true, but under Simon's inspired leadership they're a force to be reckoned with, a team with an unparalleled success rate, a team with an almost unblemished record--until now.

Jeremy Archer is the brilliant and unpredictable scion of a long line of international art thieves, simultaneously a phenomenally wealthy English socialite and one of the most infamous criminals in the world. At twenty-seven years old he's already wanted on nearly every continent for thefts totalling more than ninety-one million dollars, and yet no one has ever come close to catching him--until now.

Now?

May the best man win.

The first book in the Shadow of the Templar series.

SHADOW OF THE TEMPLAR: DOUBLE DOWN

"Hypothetically, I was wondering how you'd feel about working on the side of the good guys. On a purely contractual and highly erratic basis, mind you." Little did Simon suspect the explosive consequences that would arise from his offer.

Because now Jeremy Archer has a double: another thief with skills and abilities eerily similar to Jeremy's own. When this mysterious double falls afoul of Simon and his team, Simon asks for Jeremy's help, because who better to catch Jeremy Archer than... Jeremy Archer?

If Jeremy Archer is anything, however, he's unpredictable--and there's more at stake here than Simon could have imagined. Because in the halls of the FBI 'double' has another meaning...

The second book in the Shadow of the Templar series.

SHADOW OF THE TEMPLAR: WITH A BULLET

For Jeremy Archer, it all starts with a simple phone call from halfway around the world.

For Simon Drake, it all started three years ago...

Now a madman from Simon's past is on the loose, claiming his revenge on Simon and his team, one member at a time... and no one who stands in his way is safe.

No one.

Not even Jeremy Archer.

The third novel in the Shadow of the Templar series.

SHADOW OF THE TEMPLAR: HIGH FIDELITY

A fellow FBI agent with an old grudge picks Simon as the instrument of his revenge. And he knows the hidden truth behind one of Simon's closest-kept secrets... or does he?

On the other side of the world, two steps ahead of a ruthless, implacable foe accidentally set on his trail by Simon, Jeremy Archer is running for his life... or is he?

Now Simon finds himself torn between his job and his responsibilities, forced to make the ultimate choice, and no matter what he decides, he'll lose something important... or will he?

Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity... or Jeremy?

The fourth and final novel in the Shadow of the Templar series

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FREE E-BOOK ~ THE SCAR ~ A SECRET AGENT X THRILLER!

FREE E-BOOK ~ THE SCAR ~ A SECRET AGENT X THRILLER!

SEAN ELLIS

Pulp hero Secret Agent X, the original man of a thousand faces, is about to face his greatest challenge and a villain preparing to unleash a wave of death. But first he must unlock the mystery of a strange scar on his hand...from a wound he cannot remember. As he follows the trail of clues, the Secret Agent will discover that he has lost more than his memories.

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ZOMBIE CORNER ~ THE NEW DEAD!

ZOMBIE CORNER ~ THE NEW DEAD!

EDITED BY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN

In the world of pop culture, nothing is hotter than zombies right now. Thanks to the commercial success of Max Brooks’ World War Z, Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the wildly popular video game series Resident Evil, comic books like Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead and Marvel Zombies, and movies like Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Zombieland, and Shaun of the Dead, the living dead are here to stay.

Now in The New Dead, Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden has assembled an all-original anthology of never-before-published zombie stories from an eclectic array of today's hottest writers including Joe Hill, John Connolly, Max Brooks, Kelley Armstrong, Tad Williams, David Wellington, David Liss, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Mike Carey, Brian Keene, and many others. Inside are a wildly diverse and entertaining collection of new views on death and resurrection . . . THE LAST WORD ON THE NEW DEAD.

An award-winning and bestselling writer of horror, fantasy, and suspense for adults, teens, and young readers, Christopher Golden’s bibliography includes The Veil Trilogy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Hellboy tie-in books, Ghosts of Albion (w/Amber Benson), Poison Ink, the Hidden Cities novels (w/Tim Lebbon), and Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, co-authored with Mike Mignola, which they are currently scripting as a feature film for New Regency. Christopher has also collaborated with Thomas E. Sniegoski on The Menagerie series, the OutCast novels, and the comic book miniseries Talent and The Sisterhood.

FINANCIAL PLANNING!

FINANCIAL PLANNING!

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with which to share his fortune.

One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Her natural beauty took his breath away. 'I may look like just an ordinary man,' he said to her, but in just a few years, my father will die, and I'll inherit $20 million.'

Impressed, the woman obtained his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother.

Women are so much better at financial planning than men.

VEGA$ ~ SEASON ONE ~ VOL. 2!

VEGA$ ~ SEASON ONE ~ VOL. 2!

Handsome, fun loving, private eye, Dan Tanna, drives around Las Vegas in his vintage Thunderbird solving private cases but is also on retainer to a wealthy casino owner to keep crime out of his hotels. He is helped by his smart and sexy assistant, a sexy and not too smart chorus girl who takes messages for him, and his enthusiastic, yet inept, legman.

The series was created by Michael Mann, who later went on to create Miami Vice and Crime Story.

The Vega$: Season One (V2) DVD set of 3 discs contain the concluding 11 episodes of the first season that aired on ABC from January through May, 1979.

AVAILABLE 2/9/2010

FREE E-BOOK ~ UNDERLIFE BY ROBERT FINN!

FREE E-BOOK ~ UNDERLIFE BY ROBERT FINN!

Being a thief makes it difficult to meet the right girl. And when you do, something always gets in the way. Like finding yourself trapped underground, caught in a shoot-out, with the police after you and only a supernatural killer to protect you. And if you somehow survive all that, you've still got to persuade her to part with her phone number. Underlife is a fast, short, sweet, tense runaway train of a thriller.

Underlife is the third in the series to be written but is a prequel to Adept and Ex Machina and appears to be novella length.

A free e-book of Underlife is available via Snowbooks.

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A TIP OF THE FEDORA TO THE EURO CRIME BLOG

LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD CONTEST!

LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD CONTEST!

YOU CAN WIN A BEAUTIFUL SIGNED HARDBACK COPY OF THE VINYL PRINCESS BY YVONNE PRINZ BY ENTERING THE LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD'S LATEST CONTEST!

THE LIBRARY LOUNGE LIZARD IS A TERRIFFIC BLOG FEATURING Y/A NOVELS AND OTHER GREAT READING!

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LEGENDS: THE ENCHANTED #0!

LEGENDS: THE ENCHANTED #0!

WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY NICK PERCIVAL

Radical Publishing presents a special $1 introductory issue for the upcoming hardcover graphic novel by award-winning illustrator Nick Percival (Dead of Night).

You think you know them… Think again!

Violently ripped from the pages of folklore emerge the Enchanted, supernatural immortals living in a dark, steampunk, creature-infested world where nature, technology and foul magic are in constant conflict. When the twisted, burnt remains of the half-wooden, half-mechanical warrior, Pinocchio are discovered, wolf-hunter Red Hood and giant-killer Jack realize the fragile rules of their existence have been shattered. With the help of the other Enchanted (the mercenary Goldilocks and psychic exterminators Hansel and Gretel), Jack and Red team up on an adventure to stop whatever, or whoever, is destroying their powers and murdering their kind.

The last time Radical debuted their $1 books, they quickly sold out and had to go to a second printing. Don’t miss out again on this limited, one-time-only event!

28-Pages, Full Color, $1.00

PUBLISHED BY RADICAL COMICS

NUNS WITH GUNS ~ WHO KNEW!

NUNS WITH GUNS ~ WHO KNEW!

WRITTEN BY JASON M. BURNS
DRAWN BY ERICH OWEN

The Church has done many things to fight evil over the centuries, and has many great warriors do battle in God’s name. But Sisters Marie, Francis, Wendy and Bertha are different than most; the majority of religion’s staunch defenders have always been men. It’s a new era in doing the Lord’s work, and these four nuns are just the ass-kickers to do the job. However, when a cult takes a stab at raising the Antichrist, even these mighty soldiers might just have more on their plate than they can handle.

PUBLISHED BY VIPER COMICS

FREE E-BOOK ~ A BOMB BUILT IN HELL!

FREE E-BOOK ~ A BOMB BUILT IN HELL!

ANDREW VACHSS

THIS IS A PREQUEL TO VACHSS’ BURKE NOVELS.

"... ticks with the inexorable deliberation of a bomb about to blow."

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FAVORITE Y/A COVER ART 2009!

THE BACHELOR PAD RADIO SHOW!

THE BACHELOR PAD RADIO SHOW!

TRACKLIST ~ 2/5/10 :

Esquivel—Mini Skirt (Theme Music)
Stan Kenton—Tequila
Xavier Cugat—Cuba Libre
Joey Altruda—A Martini For Mancini
The Martini Kings—Singapore Sling
Mel Torme with Billy May—Malaguena
Si Zentner—Throwin' Stones At The Sun
Bobby Darin—I Wanna Be Around
Milt Buckner—We'll Be Together Again
Eileen Farrell—The Man I Love
Don Swan & His Orchestra—Tico Tico
Vic Damone—Let's Fall in Love
Martini Kings—Lady Is A Tramp
Waitiki—Pineapple Lilt
Arthur Lyman Group—Cubana Chant
Terry Snyder—Orchids In The Moonlight
Henri Rene & His Orchestra—Whispering
Kirby Stone Four—I Love You
Esquivel—Chant To The Night
Enoch Light—My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Dean Martin—You I Love
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross—Popity Pop
Malcom Lockyer—Breaking Point
Vibes on Velvet—Topsy
Julie London—The Exciting Life
Joe Bucci Trio—Li'l Darlin'
Sonny Lester—Oasis
Don Tiki—Odd Man Out
Combustible Edison—Spy Vs. Spy
The Moon-Rays—Mysterioso
Les Baxter—The Left Arm Of Buddha
Perez Prado—Freeway Mambo
Sammy Davis Jr.—Too Close For Comfort
Jonah Jones—Tangerine
Nancy Wilson—Nice To Come Home To
Howard Roberts—Girl Talk
MGM Orchestra—Bachelor In Paradise

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THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR!

Y/A CORNER ~ HEIST SOCIETY STEALS BIG!

Y/A CORNER ~ HEIST SOCIETY STEALS BIG!

I’m right in the middle of enjoying this sparkling Y/A novel about Kat Bishop, a teen from a family of cat burglars and master jewel thieves, caught up in the heist of her life.

The great cover presents Kat as an Audrey Hepburn/Grace Kelly look-a-like, which is actually perfect for the almost retro, To Catch A Thief, vibe exuding from between the novel’s covers.

As a result I wasn’t surprised by the news Warner Bros. (Describing the tale as The Thomas Crown affair with teens,) has just won a multi-studio bidding war to option the film.

Admist the current glut of teen angst vampire / werewolf novels and paranormal/urban romances cluttering the bookshelves, Heist Society is a zesty, refreshing, suspensful tale that is actually fun – making for a great change!

KARAOKE KILLERS!

KARAOKE KILLERS!

SINATRA SONG OFTEN STRIKES DEADLY CHORD

NEW YORK TIMES ~ The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”

The killings have produced urban legends about the song and left Filipinos groping for answers. Are the killings the natural byproduct of the country’s culture of violence, drinking and machismo? Or is there something inherently sinister in the song?

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A BIG THANKS TO BILL CRIDER FOR TIPPING BISH’S BEAT TO THIS LOUNGE CLASSIC TID-BIT!