Opened up my e-mail this morning to see that author/reviewer Chantal Boudreau had reviewed all four of the Maynard Soloman short stories. She loved 'em even though crime fiction humor isn't her normal cup of tea. It's proof the Ol' Badger has what it takes to reach beyond genre boundaries.

She writes:

Detective stories are…

Dan Coleman and I share a storied history in a certain way. We're both CrimeSpace members, refugees from the…

B.R. Stateham cranks out the kind of volume usually reserved for meat grinders and garage bands. I'm talkin' numbers and intensity. The guy produces more work at a consistently high quality than any crime author I know. So much so that I named his style "red meat crime fiction." Fans know his…

These aren't New Year's resolutions. These are goals. Because resolutions are made to be broken, and goals are more attainable. Unless you're referencing my brief career as the Shuffling Log on a track and field team. Then, not so attainable.

These are the five things I hope to accomplish before the calendar turns to 2013 (or the world blows up Dec. 12). Authors out there, feel free to grab this list idea and run with it. I'm interested to know what other people have…

Thank you to everyone who voted for Maynard Soloman Proves Santa Claus is Real for Best Short Story of 2011 in the Preditors & Editors Poll. As of this writing, here are the standings:

Yup, Maynard Soloman is numero uno. Thank you!

Voting is still open through Jan. 10. If you haven't…

Maynard Soloman fans, I need your help. Maynard Soloman Proves Santa Claus is Real was nominated for best short story in the 2011 Preditor & Editors poll. Many of the nominees are authors I look up to, so winning this would mean a lot to me. Please swing by and…

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Maynard Soloman and the Job-Nabbin’ Illegal Immigrants

by Benjamin Sobieck

Format: Kindle (AZW)

Price: $0.99

Today we must recomend some sweet Kindle shorts for…

Just wrote a review of Debbi Mack's newest crime novel in the Sam McRae series. It's called, Riptide, although the title could change. I slammed that sucker down in two days. One of the most enjoyable reads I've had all year.

It's not out yet, though, so I can't release the review. I got the ARC. Yep, I'm going to brag about that. This is a novel worth being a dick about.

Until then, here's…

1) Amazon Ranking



Maynard Soloman Proves Santa Claus is Real had a nice day on Amazon. It started around #450,000 and jumped up to #30,000. This may have been because Maynard sent gifts to the people on his "nice" list. Details…

The Flash Fiction Offensive published my crime flash fiction piece, Wine Into Water. Here's the first part:

20 Years Ago.

It was shouting "faggot" on the school bus. Bolting off with me at my stop. Stalking me home. Twisting my bones on the sidewalk. Kicking me black. Saying, "This is a test."…

No, not that number two. His rock solid innards have a hard enough time doing that thing. I'm talking about Amazon's War on Drugs category.…

Maynard Soloman…

There's nothing I enjoy more than researching something weird and turning it into a short story.



I dove into hypnosis for Use the Pillow in the…

Details are here: http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2011/11/29/spinetingler-is-open-for-submissions-and-some-news/

Maynard Soloman is an old crusty badger of a detective with a potty-mouth straight outta 1932. Throughout his short story series, he's had some big cases. Yet none of them come close to his most recent in the e-book, Maynard Soloman Proves Santa Claus is Real.

Exactly how he does this involves a drunk hound dog, an eccentric church and a baseball…

Want to get in on this world-changing crime humor short story? I'll randomly choose one person who "likes" Maynard Soloman's facebook page and write that person as a character. Just "like" this page by the end of today: http://www.facebook.com/crimenovel.

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I thought it'd be really cool to have a reader be a character in the Christmas special edition of the Maynard Soloman crime fiction humor short story series.

If you want a shot at being in a world-changing, mind-blowing e-book, "like" this page…