"Murder on the Island," #5 in the Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach, NH mystery series is now out in Paper and ebook and available everywhere

1st novel in a new Boston/Harvard Square PI series, available everywhere in Trade Paper and ebook.

Free reviewer copies available at--jedpower@verizon.net

I'm proud to be included with the other Derringer Award finalists.  http://shortmystery.blogspot.com

Good News--My PI novel, "The Combat Zone," about a PI who hangs his hat in 1970's Harvard Square and spends time in the Combat Zone, Boston's red-light district, made the final cut (5 novels) in the Minotaur/Private Eye Writers of America "Best First Private Eye Novel" competition.

Bad New--it did not win.

I guess I am still looking for an agent/publisher for this novel, which will hopefully be the first in a series. Working on second book now. 

I've just had a story published in "Hardboiled."  Unfortunately it is their last issue after almost 25 years of publication.

Some great stories by some great writers, many of whom went on to be very successful authors.  Gary Lovisi did an outstanding job as editor/publisher through the years.

The magazine will be missed!

I have a  new story up at Spinetingler that might interest some here.  It concerns a writer and how he handles rejection.

The anthology, "Stone Cold--Best New England Crime Stories," is now on sale.

I am proud to have one of my short stories, "Pipe Dream," included.

I have the headline article today on The Rap Sheet blog.