A Double Shot of Suspense

Did Han shoot first? This week Jesus comes under fire from Jimmy Lima, underboss of New York’s Spanish mob, The Machine. A game of bad versus evil turns from cherry pie to gunfire in two (count ’em, two!) chapters of Bigger Than Jesus by Robert Chazz Chute. Listen for my stereotypically Canadian pronunciation of “about”.

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FYI: Price changes are coming

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As a heads up to regular readers, the prices of my ebooks will be going up soon. I’ll keep $9.99 price on Bigger Than Jesus in paperback. I haven’t determined what the changes will be yet, but after reading this article, I’ve decided it’s time for me to grow up.

As a courtesy to all you amazing first readers in the true believers club, I’m telling you first. 

Thanks!

The Tire

Hey suspense fans! This is one of many readers’ favorite chapters from Bigger Than Jesus. In this episode, we get a peek at Jesus Diaz’s escape from Cuba. As usual, nothing goes as planned. Tune in, turn on and drop this in your ears.

Can’t wait to find out what happens next?

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Bigger Than Jesus: My luckless hit man’s name is pronounced “Hay-soose”

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The Skim

In this episode of the suspense novel, Bigger Than Jesus finds Jesus visiting the lovely Lily Vasquez’s apartment. They aren’t alone, and things are about to get bloody.

Robert Chazz Chute is the author of Bigger Than Jesus, Self-help for Stoners, The Dangerous Kind & Other Stories and Sex, Death & Mind Control.

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The Grift (plus a free ebook!)

Can’t stand the suspense and want to find out what happens next in my crime novel,  Bigger Than Jesus by Robert Chazz Chute? Go to http://amzn.to/Nm6xj4 and grab the free ebook on August 30 and 31st, 2012 and see all the books available now. 

In this episode, hit man Jesus Diaz has to use his wits to figure out how to escape Pete the Bookie’s clutches. All he wants is to escape New York with the lovely Lily Vasquez and the stolen mafia money (if he can find it and avoid getting murdered by his best friend and a pack of assassins.)

Elmore Leonard. You’ve inspired me.

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I’ve read a lot of Elmore Leonard and I think that shows in Bigger Than Jesus. He just influenced me a bit more. You see, the thing about Netflix is that if you run across a TV show that appeals to you, whipping through a bunch of episodes at once is doable. Keep an eye on the clock because it sure can suck up a weekend. This weekend the kids were away so I watched Justified.

I don’t usually pay attention to who wrote this or that. As much as I love Kurt Vonnegut, one of his books I can’t seem to read. The same thing has happened with all the authors I love: Palahniuk and Goldman, too. There’s always at least one that isn’t for me (which is still an incredibly impressive batting average.) However, the fact that Elmore Leonard was listed as Executive Producer of Justified did get my attention so I sat down and stuck it in my head.

The EP title is sloshed around plenty in movies and TV. Often it means nothing beyond a credit and more (or less) money. However, I saw Leonard’s influence in some of the funny dialogue, at least. The winding story arc held me, as well. I like to goof around in alternate dimensions and figure out where the writers are going with the plot (and what I’d do differently.)

Justified isn’t perfect. No one in law enforcement loses his mind and turns his back on thugs as much as Timothy Olyphant does in this show. However, it’s the funny sensibility of criminals relating to other criminals (and to cops) that I groove on. It’s not laugh-a-minute, witty dialogue, but there’s certainly enough there to make it watchable, enjoyable and good for a bunch of chuckles. 

That inspires me. As I read the reviews and hear the happy feedback from readers of my books, I think there will be a few changes to the next book in The Hit Man Series. I predict a little less swearing, a little more sex, even more clever twists that will read like how-to for finding people who don’t want to be found. And more jokes. The people who love Bigger Than Jesus all mention the humour. Higher Than Jesus will raise that bar higher. Higher than Jesus.