James M. Cain, The Butterfly, Signet, 1955.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Here's the Plot for Your Next Bank Heist Thriller
Tiffany R. Jones, Justice McCallister | Money Unaccounted for After Homewood Bank Robbery: "It seemed to be a quick and successful end to a violent bank robbery when the alleged robbers were arrested within moments of fleeing a Homewood bank Tuesday morning.
But the mystery deepened Wednesday when it was learned that the FBI cannot account for $7,500 still missing from the US Bank branch at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue."
But the mystery deepened Wednesday when it was learned that the FBI cannot account for $7,500 still missing from the US Bank branch at 183rd Street and Kedzie Avenue."
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Skill & Craftsmanship Are Things of the Past
Printers take skill out of counterfeiting - UPI.com: "Funny money is turning up in record amounts now that computers and high-tech printers have taken the skill out of counterfeiting, the U.S. Secret Service says.
The agency said that in 2009 more than 60 percent of counterfeit bills were created on digital printers. In 1995 only 1 percent were.
'There really is no craftsmanship or workmanship in this anymore,' Special Agent Scott Vogel, a 20-year veteran, told the Detroit Free Press. 'If you're able to put a piece of paper in a copy machine and push a button, that's pretty much all it takes.'"
The agency said that in 2009 more than 60 percent of counterfeit bills were created on digital printers. In 1995 only 1 percent were.
'There really is no craftsmanship or workmanship in this anymore,' Special Agent Scott Vogel, a 20-year veteran, told the Detroit Free Press. 'If you're able to put a piece of paper in a copy machine and push a button, that's pretty much all it takes.'"
Concord Free Press
Concord Free Press - Home: "We publish great books and give them away. All we ask is that you make a voluntary donation to a charity or someone in need. Tell us about it. Then pass your book along so others can give. It’s a new kind of publishing, one based purely on generosity, and it’s changing the way people think about books."I'll be reviewing Scott Phillips' Rut from Concord Free Press in a day or so. Meanwhile, if you want to get a free copy for yourself, you can click the link and sign up. They'll send one right to your door.
Worth Dying For -- Lee Child
By now you know what to expect. Jack Reacher arrives somewhere and gets involved in the kind of situation that only Jack Reacher could handle. This time he's fresh from his experience in 61 Hours, which a cortisone shot pretty much takes care of. (If you're wondering how he escaped that situation, it's all covered in about four sentences.) He's hitchhiking to Virginia to see the woman he talked with on the phone in 61 Hours when he's dropped in Nowhere, Nebraska. An entire corner of a county has been taken over by the Duncan family, and people do as they're told. They don't call the cops because the cops are far away and not too interested. They don't resist because they know they'd lose. After all, the Duncans have 10 former University of Nebraska football players to do their dirty work. The Duncans have a dark secret, and they don't make all their money hauling farm crops. And then Reacher shows up.Reacher by now is like an implacable force of nature. The ungodly don't stand a chance against him. It's merely a question of how he's going to deal with them. In this book it's like he's channeling Mack Bolan. Not that the baddies don't deserve that they get. Reacher is the judge, jury, and The Executioner.
Clean writing, slick suspense, the usual extended descriptions of just about everything, and Jack Reacher. That's the package, and if it's not #1 on the bestseller lists, I'm sure it soon will be.
Heart Attack Grill Update
At 600 pounds, man's a good fit for promoting Heart Attack Grill: "Blair River stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 600 pounds. His weight and his enthusiasm for the food at Chandler's Heart Attack Grill have won him a $100-an-hour modeling contract.
This week he shot a YouTube video commercial to promote the grill, which invites anyone over 350 pounds to eat for free."
This week he shot a YouTube video commercial to promote the grill, which invites anyone over 350 pounds to eat for free."
Photo of the happy model at the link.
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