Book 2 of The Commander and the Chief series finds the Chief "on the warpath" and "counting coup" with her enemies on both sides of the ocean. Meanwhile, she fights an indictment and risks losing her latest love, the Commander, as well as unleashing
Newman began writing fiction when he came out of rehab. He was addicted to pulp fiction. There was no cure. Before that he played guitar and sang in neu-gazer bands in London. Newman moved to Bangkok in the year 2001 and began writing fiction. He lived in ten dollar hotel rooms and survived on chemical whiskey and raw luck. Newman has published over fifty short stories in various publications all
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A major influence of Newman's at the moment is Bruen and if you think Newman's stuff is telegraphic and clipped check that crazy Irishman out...
Otheres admired over the years? William Burroughs (immense breaking down of barriers), Charles Bukowski (for the novel and short stories), James M. Cain (economy of language), Celine, Raymond Chandler, J.P. Donleavy (Ever read the Gingerman?), Dashiell Hammett (Invented the modern day crime novel), Hunter S. Thompson (legend), Alexander Trocchi (gifted and underrated – ruined by drugs), Patrick Hamilton (gifted and underrated – destroyed by alcohol), Lawrence Block, Knut Hamson, many, many more…
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