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DERRICK FERGUSON DELIVERS A BROOKLYN BEATDOWN
The Fight Card series continues on in 2013 with Brooklyn Beatdown by New Pulp Author, Derrick Ferguson, writing as Jack Tunney.
Ferguson described the Fight Card experience here.
Look for Fight Card: Brooklyn Beatdown in February 2013.
DOUBLE FIGHT CARD-SALMON GETS IN THE RING WITH TWO!
PLUCKING SOME WEEDS AROUND THE FAMILY TREE
A Review of Irish Dukes
Andrew Salmon
This Fight Card installment kicks off in 1950’s Berlin where Sergeant Kevin Crowley is duking it out with a Russian boxer. Crowley has something to fight for beside unit pride. He’s due a 30-day leave before transferring to Japan and during the fight he’s told those will be off the table should he not prevail.
Afterwards, Crowley begins his much-deserved leave (did you really think he’d lose the opening bout of the tale?) and heads to Ireland looking for his roots. Well, it turns out those roots are being choked by weeds and Crowley is thrust into a battle of wills with a black-hearted, gouging landlord looking to keep the entire neighborhood under his boot heel.
The pace of this one is very brisk and, when you consider the plot elements, that’s no easy feat. Not only are some top-notch fight scenes needed here but also Crowley’s family history and surviving members are all very neatly drawn. And just enough of details of post-war Berlin and narrow Irish streets flesh out the settings. Don’t let the length fool you, this is a full tale. Sure, it can be read quickly, but that’s a must during this busy age we live in. And it satisfies. You’ve got fists a-flying, a budding love interest, standing up to bullies, cowardly scare tactics and a lead character who doesn’t take any bunk from anyone.
I’ve read a handful of the Fight Card series to date and each one has been a winner. If you’re already a fan and are looking for the next tale to read, then this is a great place to continue. If you’re new to the Fight Card line, then Irish Dukes will scratch you right where you itch. I enjoyed it and I recommend it. Check it out!
THIS KO IS A-OK!
A Review of Robert J. Randisi’s The Knockout
by Andrew Salmon
Robert J. Randisi takes on the identity of Jack Tunney for this installment in the stellar Fight Card line. The Knockout introduces us to Frank Corleone. Once a contender, an injury has knocked him out of the ring and into the PI game. With gumshoe work not paying all of his bills, Corleone also works as a part-time sparring partner at his friend’s gym.
But when that friend turns up dead and it looks like murder, Corleone has to hit the streets, and a few lowlifes, to get to the truth.
Part hardboiled mystery, part sports tale, The Knockout has got something for everyone. Corleone’s single-minded pursuit of the truth leads him down some dark alleys and into a fight or two whether its with his fists, his wits or his conscience. The end result is an engaging mystery that doesn’t skimp on the fisticuffs. You’ve got organized crime, shifty lawyers, hard line cops and Corleone’s dead friend is in the middle. A great mix.
This one is also something of a change of pace as fighting does not save the day. Sure, there’s plenty of it and the fight sequences are well written, but the reason Corleone fights, although integral to the plot, do not resolve the plot in and of themselves as is sometimes the case with fight stories. It’s the combination of fighting and gumshoe work that bring this fun ride to a rollicking conclusion.
I enjoyed The Knockout and recommend it to any fan of fight fiction, detective yarns or action junkies of all stripes. This one is a knockout!
GET READY TO RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE IN JANUARY!
Fight Card Books has released a teaser for their upcoming January 2013 ebook release, Rumble In The Jungle by Jack Tunney. Learn more at http://fightcardbooks.com.
GUEST REVIEW-SALMON GETS IN THE RING WITH GOLDEN GATE GLOVES!
A FIST Out Of Water Tale
A review of Robert Evans’s Golden Gate Gloves
by Andrew Salmon
This installment in the great Fight Card series starts off in the reader’s comfort zone. As the goal of recreating the classic pulp fight fiction of yesteryear is the goal of Fight Card, having Golden Gate Gloves begin with part-time fighter, full-time dock worker, Conall O’Quinn working hard at the San Francisco docks is typical of the genre and any fan of this type of fiction could probably finish this story from there: fighting to prove who is the toughest on the dock, trouble with organized crime, a penultimate fight with everything on the line. These are the foundation posts of this type of fiction — any fan knows that going in — and it falls to the writer to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of the formula.
Although Robert Evans, writing as Jack Tunney, begins his tale in this tried and true tradition, with O’Quinn having to fight the dock boss’s son to prove he’s the toughest only to get fired when he meets the challenge, the story then takes a refreshing right hook to the country and the hunt for buried treasure. Yes, you read that right. O’Quinn, in fleeing crooked crime bosses and labor leaders, stumbles upon a treasure map pinpointing buried gold in the abandoned California gold mines.
Only the mines are not abandoned and we are soon treated to a fish (or should I say, fist?) out of water tale with O’Quinn and his partner searching for the lost gold while working for the current owners of the mine. It doesn’t take long for O’Quinn to fall in love with the mine boss’s daughter and it doesn’t take long for the trouble he left in San Francisco to catch up to him while he is left to battle for the hand of the woman he loves.
If it sounds like there’s a lot going on in this stiff jab of a tale, that’s because there is and Evans keeps the pace moving quickly as he introduces us to two distinct settings and casts of characters in 76 pages. The fight scenes are great and you feel every punch as O’Quinn is battling for his life against disreputable opponents. For $2.99 you get your money’s worth in this novella as there’s enough going on here to fill a good size novel. What Evans pulls off so well is to give his tale that full feeling without the needless padding so prevalent in today’s fiction.
Golden Gate Gloves delivers. Check it out.
FIGHT PULP PUTS THE KNOCKOUT IN YOUR PULP STOCKING THIS CHRISTMAS
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Fight Card Books’ December publication, Fight Card: The Knockout, is now available for Kindle via Amazon. Says Fight Card’s Paul Bishop of the new release, “This time up the venerable Robert J. Randisi is behind the mask of Jack Tunney. Bob Randisi is a tremendously prolific author who has written in many genres. Many of us also know Bob as the founder of the Private-Eye Writers of America, the organization behind the prestigious Shamus awards. A great guy, a great writer, and a great addition to the Fight Card canon.”
About Fight Card: The Knockout:
Brooklyn, 1954
Frankie ‘The Piston’ Corleone was an up-and-coming light heavyweight fighter until a broken hand took him out of contention. Now, Frankie works as a private eye, occasionally taking sparring work to stay in shape make ends meet.
Cappy O’Brien has trained a lot of fighters, including Frankie. But Cappy has never had a real contender until now … Candy Marquez is the real deal, and after being battered by Marquez during several rounds of sparring, Frankie has to agree. But the fight game is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg, and other trainers and the mob all want a piece of Cappy’s best prospect.
When Cappy winds up dead, it’s time for Frankie to take off the gloves and take The Piston’s punching power to the street to knockout a killer …
You can order your very own ebook copy of Fight Card: The Knockout here.
2013 looks to be a watershed year for the Fight Card series. January brings Fight Card: Rumble In The Jungle from our own man down under, David Foster … This is a very pulpy tale with an international setting in South Africa. February, will see Fight Card: Against The Ropes visit the 1920’s with a tale by Terrence McCaulley, which is a prequel to his current novel “Prohibition” from Airship 27 Productions (with whom we will be cross-promoting).
Much more to come including a new issue of Fight Fictioneeers Magazine.
FIGHT CARD THE KNOCKOUT COMING IN DECEMBER
Available this week… Fight Card: The Knockout… By Robert J. Randisi writing as Jack Tunney…
Visit Fight Card Books for more information.
Tell ’em All Pulp sent ya.
AIRSHIP 27 AND FIGHT CARD JOIN FORCES!
New Pulp Author/Publisher Ron Fortier announced today that Airship 27 Productions and Fight Card Books will be teaming up to deliver a one-two punch starring Terrence McCauley’s character, Terry Quinn, who will appear in “Prohibition,” from Airship 27 Productions and in “Fight Card: Against The Ropes” from Fight Card Books. Look for both books in the coming months.
PRESS RELEASE:
NEW PULP PUBLISHERS TEAM UP
Terry Quinn was an enforcer for the Irish Mob in New York during the 1930s. One of the toughest and the best. But before he donned a trench-coat and fedora, before his life took the deadly detour leading him deep into the underworld, Quinn was an up and coming heavy weight boxer with a good chance at the title.
Created by author Terrence McCauley, Quinn’s story is about to unfold from two of today’s most popular pulp publishers, Airship 27 Productions and Fight Card.
Initially McCauley submitted his full length crime novel, “Prohibition,” to Airship 27 Productions’ Managing Editor Ron Fortier. “It’s a tough, gritty fast paced gangster book,” related Fortier, “that reminded me of those classic black and white Warner Brothers movies of the 30s and 40s. After reading the first few chapters, it was a done deal that we were going to publish this.”
“Prohibition,” by Terrence McCauley will be released by Airship 27 Productions in December. The book will feature a cover and nine interior illustrations by artist Rob Moran, a creator noted for his noir inspired art with book design by Art Director Rob Davis.
But McCauley was far from done with Quinn. As a writer, he was intrigued by Quinn’s backstory- how he became the man the underworld fears. For this early story, set in Quinn’s days in the boxing ring, McCauley believed he knew the perfect target for such a story – the Fight Card series created by Paul Bishop and Mel Odom. Each month since January 2012, the Fight Card series has published a new novelette from some of the finest action scribes in the field of New Pulp – all writing under shared pseudonym of Jack Tunney. Each tale in the Fight Card series features a hard-hitting melodrama centered in the world of boxing inspired by the fight pulps of the ‘30s and 40s – such as Fight Stories Magazine and Robert E.Howard’s two-fisted boxing tales featuring Sailor Steve Costigan.
Upon receiving McCauley’s inquiry, Bishop quickly approved it. “I have been constantly amazed at the varied stories the Fight Card series has produced,” Bishop said, “And Terrence’s story featuring the origins of his Quinn character was another completely unique take on the mythology of boxing noir.”
McCauley’s tale of Quinn’s boxing days, “Fight Card: Against The Ropes,” will be published in January or Februrary of 2013.
As for McCauley, he couldn’t be happier. “Even before Airship 27 agreed to publish Prohibition, I’d always envisioned my Terry Quinn character to be part of a larger body of work than just one book. That’s why I was honored when Fight Card gave me the opportunity to tell of Quinn’s beginnings with Fight Card:Against The Ropes. I’m honored that Quinn has found homes with both Airship 27 and Fight Card. He’s also been featured in earlier short stories that have appeared in a variety anthologies.”
Airship 27 Productions and Fight Card are set to deliver a solid one-two punch knock-out that will have New Pulp fans cheering!
Learn more about Airship 27 Productions at www.airship27.com.
Learn more about Fight Card Books at http://fightcardbooks.com.
All Pulp has learned that Terrence McCauley’s Terry Quinn also appears in Atomic Noir, an ebook anthology presented by Out of the Gutter Online and NoirCon 2012. You can find it here.
COMING SOON AS A TRADE PAPERBACK
Fight Card Books has released the cover to the upcoming paperback edition of Irish Dukes by Mike Faricy. Currently available as an ebook, Irish Dukes will have a paperback release in the near future.
ABOUT FIGHT CARD: IRISH DUKES–
Dublin, Ireland, 1951
After winning his latest bout in Berlin, US Army boxing champ Sergeant Kevin Crowley is on military leave in Ireland. Raised in St. Vincent’s Asylum For Boys in Chicago, he has finally returned to his place of birth, where he is sure he will find the family he never knew and lay claim to his dream of a royal fortune.
What Crowley actually finds is the fight of his life … A near destitute grandmother, crippling debt left by a father he never knew, a feisty redhead with hatred in her heart, a villainous landlord and his gang who’ll stop at nothing to settle a score going back a generation …
Kevin Crowley has never backed down in the ring or out … The treasures and truth awaiting him in Dublin are not what he first imagined. But with his past, his family, and his future at stake, Crowley will put up his Irish dukes and fight like never before …
Learn more about the Fight Card series at www.fightcardbooks.com.
Listen to Paul Bishop’s Fight Card interview on the Earth Station One podcast here.
FIGHT CARD PUTS UP ITS DUKES!
The latest Fight Card novel, Irish Dukes, is now available as an ebook with a paperback to follow shortly. Fight Card’s Paul Bishop shared the following press release with All Pulp.
Press Release:
AVAILABLE NOW ~ FIGHT CARD: IRISH DUKES
Continuing monthly releases of two-fisted boxing tales, the Fight Card series November release, Fight Card: Irish Dukes, is now available from Amazon.com.
Set in Ireland in 1951, Fight Card: Irish Dukes is the second novelette in the Fight Card series to feature an international setting (after the Australian set Fight Card: King Of The Outback).
The name behind the Jack Tunney pseudonym for this entry in the Fight Card series is award winning author Mike Faricy. Bombshell is Faricy’s most recent novel released under his own name. Currently, this series entry is available as a downloadable e-book with a paperback version to follow shortly.
FIGHT CARD: IRISH DUKES
Dublin, Ireland, 1951
After winning his latest bout in Berlin, US Army boxing champ Sergeant Kevin Crowley is on military leave in Ireland. Raised in St. Vincent’s Asylum For Boys in Chicago, he has finally returned to his place of birth, where he is sure he will find the family he never knew and lay claim to his dream of a royal fortune.
What Crowley actually finds is the fight of his life … A near destitute grandmother, crippling debt left by a father he never knew, a feisty redhead with hatred in her heart, a villainous landlord and his gang who’ll stop at nothing to settle a score going back a generation …
Kevin Crowley has never backed down in the ring or out … The treasures and truth awaiting him in Dublin are not what he first imagined. But with his past, his family, and his future at stake, Crowley will put up his Irish dukes and fight like never before …
PRAISE FOR FIGHT CARD: IRISH DUKES
★★★★★ “Irish Dukes never back down …”
★★★★★ “Fight Card on the international beat …”
★★★★★ “Hits harder than an Irish larger …”
Learn more about the Fight Card series at www.fightcardbooks.com.
