What Louis L’Amour Taught Me About Writing and Wandering

The first book I ever read by Louis L’Amour was “Hondo.” I subsequently read “Mustang Man” and then “The Quick and the Dead,” and then I had to collect, invest in and read them.  I purchased them all online with the original covers and western Read More …

How “They Only Kill Their Masters” Inspired “Pit”

  The ‘70s were all about dangerous Dobermans. “The Amazing Dobermans,” “The Doberman Gang” “Daring Dobermans,” “Trapped,” even one of my favorite Columbo episodes, “How to Dial a Murder” featured a pair of trained, or reconditioned, Doberman killers. They Only Kill Their Masters, released in Read More …

Why “Not Dead and Not for Sale” is this Generation’s “No One Here Gets Out Alive”

No lack of substance here (literally). True, some readers, reviewers and fans might be disappointed by the terse, tenuous and to-the-point chapters of Scott Weiland’s autobiography. However, I found his memoir insightful and edifying. I think he was wise to say just enough and the Read More …

For Late Nighters, Insomniacs and Early Risers, Michael Connelly Never Fails

I have been reading Harry Bosch novels for years and also enjoy the Amazon series “Bosch.” “Trunk Music” was the first Connelly book I read and have not stopped reading him since. His attention to detail in investigations is authentic, superb and on the level Read More …