Brash Books

Our discovery and publication this month of Ralph Dennis lost manuscript ALL KINDS OF UGLY is big news in the publishing industry, making headlines in this weeks issue of Publishers Weeklyand CHAMPAGNE COWBOYS, the long awaited sequel to the double Spur Award winner DOUBLE WIDE, is coming out in just a few days! I struggled over whether to publish... Dust in the Heart or to keep it in a drawer. The original manuscript was nearly 100,000 words and it was a mess and yet, there was still something haunting, melancholy, and powerful about the book that wouldnt let me go Brash author Barbara Neely has been named this years Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. BIG NEWS! Weve found a long-lost, never-before-published Jimmy Sangster novel! Its called Fireballand here is the incredible story behind the major, literary discovery. He lay there with his face on the cement, in his own blood and wastes. Lesson for would be killers: Either dont miss with your first shot, or else eat light, go to the john, take an enema, and be ready to die neat. Kill Him Twice Were declaring this the Summer of Sangster as we proudly release all of the incredible crime novels and espionage thrillers by Jimmy Sangster, one of the most beloved and versatile writers in the genre and the truly legendary writer/producer/director of scores of classic Hammer Horror films in the UK. Heres Robert Randisis full, 1987 review of Jimmy Sangsters hardboiled classic BLACKBALL, which Brash Books has just re-released in new ebook & trade paperback editions. Randisi is the founder of the Private Eye Writers of America.Read More