I like the shakespeare project. Huge day at Blasted Heath. I just purchased all 3 books released today. Banks and Brennan are 2 of my favorites across the pond.

Hi Brandon! Yep, its a big day over there. Speaking of Banks, did you see the Dead Mon(k)ey send-up of Ray's Dead Money on the site where all the contestants entered? Think I'll Twitter the pic now. It's hysterical. Hope u enjoy the books. And thanks for being a friend.

Very cool. Dead Money was good. Wolf Tickets was my favorite Banks book of them all...

Why is it your fav, Brandon?

I love when comedy and violence are mixed together. Banks is great at it. One of my other favs that mix violence and comedy is Frank Sinatra In a Blender by Matthew McBride. Loved it.

I see FSIAB everywhere. It's really got good publicity. Maybe I'll order it this weekend.

Winner...The Bitch by Les Edgerton was awesome and the lesser known Drawing Dead by C. C. DeCleglie

I was just emailing with Les last week. I never heard of C.C. DeCleglie before so I googled the name. Nothing. Then I went to Amazon and got a look at the book. Nice cover. There are only two reviews but the first review has that ring of truth, when you know the reviewer really means what they're saying. You just sold me on the book. Thanks.

Noir as it gets. I thought it was excellent.

One last favorite of the last year was Hell on Church Street by Jake Hinkson. Worth every penny.

At the gym working out when I sent my last post. At my office now. My son is still asleep. Im a busy guy! Im in Chicago. Where are you?

I bought it as soon as it came out last year. Was it last year? Anyway when it came out.