New Hard Case Crime Title announced

Coming out later this year on Hard Case Crime, a never published before novel by Lester Dent, creator of "Doc Savage." The October release date gives me time to familiarize myself a little bit more with this author in time for it's release.

What's on tap?

The Glenside Pub currently has Goose Island Mild Winter from Chicago on tap. Highly recommended!

1/09/09: Update: In case you didn't already know, Sardine Room now offer beer on tap. Currently featured is Rogue Hazelnut Brown, and Great Lakes Christmas.

Russell Atwood: East of A

I thought I would check this one out in anticipation of a sequel later this year on Hard Case Crime. The intriguing thing is this one was written in 1999, the sequel is coming out in 2009, ten years later. I am curious about the history behind this one, if the sequel was written years ago but not published, or if this is a new novel the author just waited ten years to publish?

Richard Powell: Don't Catch Me

Richard Powell's first, from 1942, and also the first in a series of five novels starring wife / husband team Arab and Andy Blake. This one involves a Nazi plot involving counterfeit antique furniture. Lots of guns, knives, and action. A later novel by this author, Say it with Bullets, was reissued by Hard Case Crime a couple years back.

www.lotusflow3r.com: An entirely new galaxy awaits...

I played a friend of mine the new Prince track "Colonized Mind" from the upcoming album "Lotus Flower" and he got the impression it might have a science fiction theme. Well, the new website supports that notion, check it out here: www.lotusflow3r.com

There is not much up on there yet, but you can listen to tracks from each of the 3 upcoming albums, and the following is all being advertised for "January 2009" so I expect that this site will become more active very soon!

"Listen to new tracks by Prince and special guests."

"Watch videos and exclusive content."

"Buy music, concert tickets, and more."

Let's cross our fingers that Prince headlines Rothbury in 2009!

George V Higgins: The Friends of Eddie Coyle

This is George V Higgins' first novel written in 1972. This is a very quick read about some cops and robbers and another guy who gets caught up in the middle of it all by the name of Eddie Coyle.

Hunt at the Well of Eternity by Gabriel Hunt

Found a release date of May 5th for this online today. This is the new series being put out by Hard Case Crime co-founder Charles Ardai. He is planning a new book in the series every three months, with a different author writing each one under the pseudonym of Gabriel Hunt. Not for certain who the guest author is on the first novel, although there seem to be indications it could be James Reasoner, who has already mentioned on his blog that he was contributing a book to the series, and has also been mentioned in interviews with Charles Ardai. Also mentioned: Christa Faust, David J. Schow, and the second novel is supposed to be being written by none other than Charles Ardai himself.