The7thDave
279 posts
Jul 17, 2012
9:57 AM
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I just finished reading JTThirty's crime novel, River Bottom Blues. I didn't bother putting OT in the subject line because it's really all about blues music and blues harmonica players, it was written by a blues harmonica player who is a member of this forum, and it was clearly written with our little demographic in mind.
It was a great read! Well constructed and paced, good character development, entertaining. Pick up a copy! You might even find an oblique reference to yourself in there.
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--Dave
* BTMFH *
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JTThirty
168 posts
Jul 17, 2012
6:19 PM
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Wow, Dave. Many thanks for the kind words. AND yes, I absolutely targeted my blues harp brethren as my main audience. Many an agent turned me down because of what they termed such a "small niche", but by golly it's my niche.
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Ricky B
http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com
RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans at Amazon, Barking Rain Press & the blog
THE DEVIL'S BLUES--coming Fall of 2012
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Old Hickory
23 posts
Jul 19, 2012
1:59 AM
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Just placed my order for an autographed copy. I'm a crime novel junkie and the mixture of blues/harmonica/murder is bound to make for a great read! Keep em coming Ricky!
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JTThirty
169 posts
Jul 19, 2012
12:12 PM
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Thanks for the order, Hickory! A sign copy is on your way. AND yeah, I've got plans to keep 'em coming. My same blues harp playing protagonists, Mitty Andersen and Pete Bolden, will return in The Devil's Blues. I've also jumped into a third installment of the series.
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Ricky B
http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com
RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans at Amazon, Barking Rain Press & the blog
THE DEVIL'S BLUES--coming Fall of 2012
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Old Hickory
30 posts
Aug 12, 2012
11:36 AM
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Just finished reading our own Ricky Bush's crime novel "River Bottom Blues". If you haven't picked this up yet by all means do so! Very well written, excellent story line, and full of unforgettable characters that make it hard to put the book down. Easily as good as any of the stuff I've read from James Patterson. Can't wait for the next installment to see what Mitty, Pete, and the gang will get into next.
Also kudos to Barking Rain Press for giving Ricky a voice in a world where 80% of the books published in the US are controlled by only 6 media conglomerates.
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