“Vanilla Ride” by Joe R. Lansdale
“Vanilla Ride” by Joe R. Lansdale. (Knopf $24.95, 243-pages. Hard cover.) www.joerlansdale.com Lansdale has long been…
“The Night Monster” by James Swain
“The Night Monster” by James Swain. (Ballantine Books $26, 320-pages. Hard cover.) www.jimswain.com In the third…
Some Tough Guys and A Real Life Stud
Today’s theme is, “Desperation is the mother of contempt.” I know there is a tired, old,…
“The Barbary Pirates'”by William Dietrich
“The Barbary Pirates: An Ethan Gage Adventure” by William Dietrich. (Harper Collins, $25.99, 328 pages. Hard…
“Strong Justice” by Jon Land
Coming June 22nd, “Strong Justice” by Jon Land. (Macmillan Books, $24.99, 352 pages. Hard cover.) http://us.macmillan.com/author/jonland.…
“The Devil’s Company” by David Liss
Another excellent historical thriller just released in trade paperback is, “The Devil’s Company” by David Liss.…
Tough Heroes From Land, Childs, Liss And Dietrich
First, a word about the economy which is *&^%$s. But it seems to be getting better.…
Wonderful Reads From Boyd, Hunter & Dietrich
This is the entire Grit-Lit column as it appears in newspapers throughout the United States in…
Great Books By Neil Russell, Patrick Lee & Jonathan Kellerman
The complete, original Grit-Lit column as it appeared in March of 2010. I love to read.…
Jon Land, Thriller Writer Extraodinaire’s Caitlin Strong Blockbuster
Looks like I won’t be going to work for at least the next 2 months. Just discovered that one of Grit-Lit’s all time favorite authors, Jon “The Legend” Land, has written 28 novels. TWENTY-EIGHT! And I’ve only read 9 of ‘em. That’s 19 books I’ve gotta read RIGHT NOW! And no, you can’t have my copies when I’m done. They are going to their place of honor on my bookshelf next to the other superlative tough guy novels by John D. MacDonald, Randy Wayne White, Robert Parker, James W. Hall, Andrew Vachss, Stephen Hunter, Ian Fleming, David Morrell …
“Strong Enough To Die” by Jon Land. (Forge $24.95, 352 pages. Hard cover.)
Land’s books are so good, his last book “The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending” is on its way to being a major film. The movie guys from “Terminator” snapped up the rights.
Now don’t get all mad when you discover that technically “Strong Enough” is not a tough guy book. That’s only because on special occasions, Land’s hero can look mighty good in a dress. His new star, Caitlin Strong, is the first female Texas Ranger. So, she’s tough. Plenty tough.
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