RIDE LIKE HELL, the episode of A Grifter's Song contributed by @blacktopkid.bsky.social Shawn A. Cosby, is now available in paperback. Sam and Rachel enter the lucrative and deceptive world of prize horses... amzn.to/4vl7mQh

Since Amazon made some royalty changes, I have decided to pass the savings onto readers: All my box sets on Amazon have been reduced to $12.99 (from $19.99 or $24.99). Here's one example -- the first three River City novels. amzn.to/4wul2cA

I've been on vacation in Mexico (still am for a couple more days) so forgive me if a few things slip past me... this kind review of HALLMARKS OF THE JOB (Stanley Melvin #1) from @krtipple.bsky.social did! kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/07/shor...

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is Carmen Jaramillo's "Open Up Your Heart." Featuring a younger protagonist who connects with Rachel and Sam in the midst of a political corruption, this book is set in the Chicago area. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is Michael Pool's "Rocky Mountain Lie"! This outing takes Sam and Rachel to Vail, Colorado, and crosses over into Pool's own detective series. amzn.to/3T7h633

Proud to appear in this cool anthology! For fans of my Stefan Kopriva mystery series, my contribution is a Kopriva story! www.amazon.com/Streets-Your...

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is Jonathan Brown's TRAVEL MONEY. Sam and Rachel try a real estate scam (that Jonathan read about once in a magazine article) that turns deadly. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5N6B3RZ

If you are looking for a mystery that's a light, humorous read, this might just fit the bill -- my second Stanley Melvin PI Story (HALLMARKS OF THE JOB is #1) amzn.to/3Sa2Feq #mystery #humor #privateinvestigator #ad

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is Larry Maddox's The Down and Out! This one's set in Tinseltown. The entire series is available in ebook (KU) and a new paperback is dropping each week. www.amazon.com/Down-Out-Gri...

The second Stanley Melvin PI Story is now out! In this outing, Stanley helps the woman in the apartment below him, dodging his friend Rudy's insistence he' working a noir case... www.amazon.com/Shades-Stanl...

You can get my first River City novel, UNDER A RAGING MOON, for free for the next few days on Amazon. (Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read it for free all the time). www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ01Q

This week's paperback release from the series A GRIFTER'S SONG is Matt Phillips's explosive entry, THE RULE OF THIRDS! Grifting and filmmaking clash south of the border! amazon.com/Rule-Thirds-...

Last day to get THE CONCRETE SMILE (A Grifter's Song #1) for FREE! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4J1NKHV (unless you're have Kindle Unlimited, in which case you can binge the whole series!)

This week's paperback release is my own THE RECKONER, which is a parallel story to DOWN COMES THE NIGHT. www.amazon.com/dp/1962889998

Time is almost up! You can get my Sandy Banks trilogy in audiobook for $1.99 from Chirp (normally $39.95) but the deal ends this weekend! www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/s...

Book 1 in the serial anthology series A GRIFTER'S SONG is completely free for the next few days only. (The entire series is in Kindle Unlimited). www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... A pair of lifelong grifters work their cons while on the run from a vengeful mobster.

The newest episode features @realapcbooks.bsky.social Aaron Philip Clark talking about his Trevor Finnegan series. Aaron's been busy since our last discussion -- check it out! wrongplacewritecrime.com/2026/05/27/e...

This week's paperback release from A GRIFTER'S SONG is one of my entries: DOWN COMES THE NIGHT. Originally written to be the possible finale of the series, as I didn't know if D&O would renew it for a third "season." Ultimately ran 5 seasons and 35 installments! www.amazon.com/Down-Comes-N...

Just a reminder -- the complete audiobook version of this trilogy is currently on sale at Chirp Books for only $1.99 (normally $39.95). Chirp is my go to for solid discounts on great books. The app is easy to use, too. www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/s...

For those of you who read Kindle Unlimited, my River City series is currently in that program. We're not certain if it will continue after the 90 day period -- still evaluating -- but they are available in KU right now. amazon.com/dp/B07PRDW2SN

This week's paperback drop is Book 12 of the series, STILL LIFE WITH SUITCASE by Scott Eubanks! Part literary crime fiction, part crazy thriller, this Florida-based con has everything from art to alligators in it! Get the paperback edition now! www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...

Now available everywhere from Alibi Syndicate Press! books2read.com/u/baeV1y Contains my story "Ask Me Tomorrow," an origin story for Sam and Rachel (A Grifter's Song), a series in which co-editor @vincentzandri.bsky.social also wrote an episode! Thanks to Troy Lambert for including me!

The second Stanley Melvin P.I. Story is now available for pre-order! In Shades of the Job, Stanley helps his downstairs neighbor... shouldn't be any trouble, right? Out June 26, 2026! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

This week's paperback drop is THE SOUND OF BREAKING BONES by @ericbeetner.bsky.social! Get the novella in print or ebook (or in KU)! The series is 35 episodes, all standalone w/ the same 2 characters but different: cons/locations, each penned by a different author. www.amazon.com/Sound-Breaki...

New episode featuring my interview with author Brian Brady, who had a long career in law enforcement and security and has now written four crime ficiton novels! wrongplacewritecrime.com/2026/05/06/e...

Get a deep discount on the box set containing all three of my Sandy Banks thrillers! t.co/73GARDqTeD

The paperback version of Holly West's THE MONEY BLOCK is now out! Relive the con with a physical copy in your hands! www.amazon.com/Money-Block-...

Deep discount on my action thriller crime series over at Chirp Audiobooks! www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/s...

Get the paperback version of Author Asa Maria Bradley's entry in the series A GRIFTER'S SONG! A romance and a con story rolled into one! (Also available in ebook/Kindle Unlimited) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4XM8RDN

This is the revised and expanded 20th Anniversary Edition. It's a pretty big change, folks. Not only did I give it the same treatment as I would an in-progress WIP when it came to editing but I expanded and added scenes to flesh out characters. www.amazon.com/dp/B003XIJ01Q

We're slowly releasing paperback editions of all 35 installments of A GRIFTER'S SONG. With the release of @erykpruitt.bsky.social's GONE DEAD ON YOU, episodes 1-8 are all now available! www.amazon.com/Gone-Dead-Yo...

Here it is: the 20th Anniversary, revised and expanded edition I've been hinting at for months now! www.amazon.com/Under-Raging...

Happy to welcome Anthony Gedell to episode #203 of the podcast! wrongplacewritecrime.com/2026/04/15/e...

Thrilled to announce that I'm a finalist for the Derringer Award, given by the Short Mystery Fiction Society, in the novelette category for "Loose Change in a Mini Cooper." Was part of the Chop Shop series, pub'd by the now defunct Down & Out Books & scheduled to be re-issued by White City Press.

Just finished the 20th Anniversary edition! It runs an additional 20K words of revised, expanded, or additional scenes, not to mention some polishing. Exclusive sneak peek at chapter 1 and early access to the new version for newsletter subscribers: mailchi.mp/dfab1c274c36...

Coming this summer from Close to the Bone and edited by @seanolearybooks.bsky.social, this collection has my Stefan Kopriva short mystery, "Bent Around the Edges" in it.

A new revised and expanded version of Under a Raging Moon is coming! To get the backstory and access to the new, revised first chapter ahead of the retail release, subscribe to my newsletter! mailchi.mp/dfab1c274c36...

Happy to have Dan Bronson on this episode, with some tremendous Hollywood stories, insight on noir, and news of his new Jack Shannon mystery! wrongplacewritecrime.com/2026/03/03/e...

Retail release of the third Sandy Banks thriller (A HARD FAVORIED DEATH) is Mar 15, but it's already available on the Code 4 Press Bookstore (and for less). Same w/ audiobook, and the box set. Get all three, narrated by Daniel Dorse! code4press.com/b/hRytG

Today! The retail release of THE SPLIT LIST, the 4th installment in the Bricks & Cam Jobs series, written with @ericbeetner.bsky.social Eric Beetner, the outstanding California crime novelist (who you should be reading!). amazon.com/dp/B0G59GDFZ7 Dig in, Listers!

About halfway through the kickstarter for this bitchin' anthology. Check out all the names! (even includes me!). If you're a fan of A Grifter's Song, my story is essentially an origin story for Sam and Rachel, so there's that. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

The cognitive dissonance of being an indie author...

THE SPLIT LIST, a pair of novellas @[email protected] and I wrote for our respective characters in this series, will be out on retail on Feb 15! Of course, you can get it NOW at the Code 4 Press Bookstore for a dollar less... so why wouldn'tcha? code4press.com/collection/b...

The True Romance Kickstarter campaign is live! This noir anthology has my short story "Ask Me Tomorrow" in it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

Available today: INTO THE DYING SUN by Frank Zafiro, the final episode of A Grifter’s Song, as Sam & Rachel make one last play to outrun the mob, their enemies, and the life.

Available today: STEALING PARADISE by Curtis Ippolito @curtis_sd , back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel turning a Coronado “vacation” into a beachside score.

Available today: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT by Patrick H. Moore - Author @patrickhmoore1, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel ghostwriting a dangerous war story in L.A.

Here's a cool antho coming from editors Troy Lambert and @vincentzandri.bsky.social ! Includes a story from me ("Ask Me Tomorrow"), a Sam and Rachel origin story. The kickstarter for TRUE ROMANCE kicks off on Feb 1! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ali...

Available today: SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE SALVATION by James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel stranded at a West Virginia carnival grift.

Available today: OUTFOXED by Jeffery Hess @jefferyhesswriter, back in print as part of A Grifter’s Song, with Sam & Rachel in Florida juggling land deals, baseball, and bad timing.