Monday, July 5, 2010

Heliotrope

Jack wanted to call out for help, to scream. Fear froze his mouth. He had been scared when the Japanese planes came roaring down out of the sky, sure. But it hadn't been like this. That had been a hot, frantic kind of fear, the kind that drove a man to action. Not the sort of cold horror he was experiencing now. The feeling grew even worse as he watched the nurse slowly straighten. Her shoulders moved as she began to turn toward him.
James Reasoner's "Heliotrope" is in the number one anthology of the year, BEAT to a PULP: Round One, edited by Elaine Ash and yours truly, coming soon.

A lifelong Texan, James Reasoner has been a professional writer for more than thirty years. In that time, he has authored several hundred novels and short stories in numerous genres. Best known for his Westerns, historical novels, and war novels, he is also the author of two mystery novels that have achieved cult followings, TEXAS WIND and DUST DEVILS. Writing under his own name and various pseudonyms, his novels have garnered praise from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as appearing on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. He lives in a small town in Texas with his wife, award-winning fellow author Livia J. Washburn.

Mr. Reasoner's blog can be found here.

16 comments:

Ron Scheer said...

Can't wait, bud.

sertech said...

Brief but enticing excerpt. Like Ron I can't wait.

Charles Gramlich said...

I have met the illustrious James REasoner. Not only a fine writer but a helluva guy.

David Cranmer said...

Ron/sertech, We're working hard to get it in your hands as soon as possible.

Charles, I bet those were some rich conversations.

Anonymous said...

You said August for the print?

~Lee

David Cranmer said...

Mid to late August.

Chris said...

So. Damn. Excited.

David Cranmer said...

Chris, Besides Simon Rip I've been proofing "A Native Problem" which is damn near as perfect of a story as one can imagine. I'm much appreciative it ended up in our hands. Gracias.

David Barber said...

David, looking forward to it.

Diane said...

I am speculating that the nurse is up to no good?

Deka Black said...

Hundred? Well, in 30 years sure there is a lot of time to do it. But with all is a amazing number to me. How many keyboards could be hit?

David Cranmer said...

Diane, That would be telling. :)

Deka, JR's writing career is extraordinary to say the least and just last year alone he typed over a million words.

Btw one of his latest is Longarm (#379) And The Deadly Flood which I can wholeheartedly recommended.

pattinase (abbott) said...

As Maria said in "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" ...a very good place to start...

David Cranmer said...

David Barber, I missed you up there... knowing your taste in crime fiction we have some exceptional tales from the likes of Ed Gorman, Jedidiah Ayres, and Frank Bill.

Patti, I have an excerpt of "Ghostscapes"coming up and the more I read that one, the more entertaining it becomes. I'm wondering where the germ of the idea came from?

Deka Black said...

Thats 2739 words each day (more or less). What a disciplined titan!

David Cranmer said...

Ha. Yes, disciplined titan he is.