PUB DAY!

So, in case you haven't guessed, today is the "official" pub day for Devils and Dust. (You may have read a couple of things about that book in these pages). Grab it at your favorite bookstore...if they don't have it, ask why. Politely. Or, of course, you can order it at the usual places online. And don't forget, if you like it, please post a review at your favorte site, and don't forget to tell all your friends. Our books live and die by that kind of word of mouth advertising. Thanks for everyone who's helped bring this book to life, particularly Jason Pinter and Polis Books, and to everyone who's helping get the word out.

The Day Grows Ever Closer

As the return of the sparrow heralds the onset of Spring, the arrival of the author's copies tells up Publication Day is not far behind...

Buy the Latest, Get the First

Polis Books is running a very nifty giveaway for the upcoming release of my latest Jack Keller Novel, DEVILS AND DUST, as well as Dave White's new one, NOT EVEN PAST. Here's how it works:

1) Purchase DEVILS AND DUST by J.D. Rhoades in hardcover or ebook, or NOT EVEN PAST by Dave White in paperback or ebook.

2) Email your confirmation to info@polisbooks.com. Include your preferred e-reading device.

3) Enjoy your FREE copy of THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND by J.D. Rhoades or WHEN ONE MAN DIES by Dave White!

Find out where to buy the books here:

DEVILS AND DUST
http://www.polisbooks.com/books/devils-and-dust/

NOT EVEN PAST
http://www.polisbooks.com/books/not-even-past/

Review: JERICHO'S RAZOR, by Casey Doran

Jericho's Razor by Casey Doran
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Okay, full disclosure time. Casey Doran and I both have the same publisher, Polis Books. But I've never met the man, and in any case, whoever the publisher may be, I don't review books I don't actually like, because I don't finish books I don't like. And I liked this book. A lot.

The idea of an author who's horrified to find out that a killer is using idea from his novels has been done before (IIRC, it's the original premise of the show "Castle"). But Casey Doran puts a new twist on it: Jericho Sands is not only a best selling crime novelist, he's the son of a pair of notorious serial killers who admits that, to some extent, he trades on that notoriety to sell books. But apparently that's attracted a vicious killer whose first victim is decapitated with a chainsaw in Jericho's garage.

That's how the book starts, and the pace never lets up after that. There are a couple of moments where the thread my disbelief is suspended from got a little frayed (there's one point early on, for example, at which Jericho would have certainly been locked up and is inexplicably allowed to go free). But the book moves so fast, and Jericho's narrative voice is so compelling, that I couldn't help but keep reading. This is a great debut and I look forward to the next book in the series. Recommended.


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Devils and Dust -Cover and Jacket Copy

"You bring death," the voice said, "and Hell follows with you."

Relentless bounty hunter Jack Keller returns in DEVILS AND DUST, the long-awaited fourth installment of the critically acclaimed series.

Keller’s been in exile, living a quiet life in the desert, since his disappearance after the cataclysmic events of 2008’s award-winning SAFE AND SOUND. Now his old friend and former employer Angela has tracked him down and needs his help. Oscar Sanchez, Angela’s husband and Keller’s best friend, has disappeared while investigating what happened to the sons he was trying to bring to America. If anyone can find Oscar, Keller can, but along the way, he has to confront his own demons and his unresolved feelings for Angela—now his best friend’s wife.

Keller’s quest takes him from a corrupt Mexican border town to a prison camp in the swamps of South Carolina and pits him against human traffickers, violent drug lords, and a vicious group of white supremacists perpetuating an evil as old as civilization itself in the name of God. All of them are about to learn a hard lesson: if Jack Keller's after you, he's bringing Hell with him.