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A while back, I started an off-the-cuff project called the Crime Writer's Guide to Firearms & Knives. It started as a way to debunk some of the myths about weapons in crime fiction. It soon morphed into a beast of its own, including a glossary and a bit of weapons…

From the Adventure Publications website (a place I can personally vouch for):

***MYSTERY WRITERS: Please refer to the information at the bottom of this page.***

At Adventure Publications, our forte is nature, outdoors and…

These are pretty easy to make on someecards.com. Here are my attempts. Have any of your own?…

What started as a short crime humor e-book is now making a real-world impact.

Last month, I published…

Maynard Soloman & the Bull$hit Cancer Awareness Campaign

Has cancer awareness "jumped the shark?" Have some cancer charities lost sight of their…

One of the reasons I'm not running into writer's block while writing novel number 2 is the subject matter. It's a crime thriller set in the oil boom of North Dakota. There's plenty of first-hand research to draw from, as well as scores of news articles.

Other than the oil itself (North Dakota is…

You only have hours left! At 11:59 p.m. Pacific on July 30, one of the coolest crime fiction book deals is going away.

Click here right now to head to Groupees.com and name your own price for e-books from 27 stellar crime authors. You'll find great e-books from yours truly, Vincent Zandri, Black Heart Magazine, Fiona…

I'm not a fan of the crop of paranormal fiction from the past few years. Glistening vampires fighting ripped werewolves over some ancient what-not has zero appeal. Not that it's suppose to grab me. I'm a married guy from the Midwest living the middle class dream. Frustrated metaphors for puberty have passed me by.

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I'm thrilled to announce the launch of the special crime fiction e-book bundle at Groupees.com. For $2, you can get your crime fix from 27 great crime authors, including me, Vincent Zandri, Fiona Johnson, Dana King, Laura Roberts and the…

Here's what's up.

A site called Groupees.com is taking e-books from myself, Vincent Zandri, Fiona Johnson, Dana King, Laura Roberts and Black Heart Magazine…

Here's how I sold 12,000 crime fiction e-books: I didn't.

At least, not in the way you think of a transaction. I "sold" them, not sold them, through Amazon's KDP Select program.

Readers of e-books will feel their eyes glaze over after that last sentence. But know this. The piles upon bloated piles of free e-books you've…

Disclaimer: OK, it's not actually Cleansing Eden: The Celebrity Murders, my crime thriller novel. The review is of…

Kidnapping isn't as easy as throwing someone into a pedo-van and driving off. What if they have to use the bathroom? Will it cramp your style as you and your kidnapping brethren try to enjoy a road trip?

These questions and more are…

A looooong time coming.

* The print book will be available as soon as that color fix goes through. Should be just a few more days. So close! Here's the…

I nabbed this from Darren Sant's book review blog here. He wrote the following review of Burning Bridges: A Renegade…

5 Funny Detective Stories -…