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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about THE CONCRETE MAZE, by Steven Torres. Yesterday, Steven spent some time Googling himself and found the post.

He was kind and generous enough to make the following offer:

If any of your readers are interested, I’d be happy to mail them out a copy as long as supplies last – which isn’t too long.

If you’re on the fence at all, please consider the following two things:

1. Here’s what I had to say about THE CONCRETE MAZE:
   
   “It’s absolute noir, with enough hardboiled mixed in to keep everything dissonant and honest. What’s more, Torres’s prose is tight as a gnat’s ass, quite frankly.”
2. Free books are always good

If you want a copy, just leave me a comment in this post, making sure to use a valid e-mail address when you fill out the form. After a few days, I’ll contact people directly (via the valid e-mail addy) to get mailing addresses. Once I have those I’ll forward the info along to Steven.

Please remember that supplies are limited—and Steven’s offer is first-come, first served. Once the free copies of THE CONCRETE MAZE are gone, they’re gone.

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Hard to believe it was a week ago that I last posted. The previous seven days flew by like… well, let’s just say it was fast.

I haven’t been taking a break from 52 Novels. In fact, I’ve been working on the project a lot:

• I finished THE CONCRETE MAZE a few days ago and moved on to one of Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm books, THE SILENCERS.
• I’m currently reading books forty-five (the one I can’t seem to finish) and forty-six (THE SILENCERS), which means ol’ Slowpokey McSlowpokerson here’s gotta hustle to finish 52-in-52 for 2007.

I’ve also been thinking about a retool for this place:

• I’ve got a new theme picked out, but it’ll require some tweaking before it goes live.
• There’ll be regular weekly and monthly feature sort of stuff.
• Plus, I’m reworking some pages, and actively looking for new goodies for the downloads page.

Meanwhile, there’re now eight or so reviews left to write I’ve blown off for now, and about four unfinished posts in my drafts queue. And I’m still writing my book, closing in on eight thousand words (at my current pace, I should be finished by June of 2049!).

So what does all this mean to you, Dear Subscribers and Loyal Readers who honor me by dialing me up to hear me wax poetic pathetic?

Probably not Jack Diddly Spit. Still, I say “Thanks… and stay tuned.”

If you’ll excuse me now, it’s time for me to go watch Brett Favre and the Packers run roughshod over my St. Louis Rams. Please pray for me.

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