Dead Men Rise Again!

I know what you've been thinking. You been thinking, You know, I'd really like to get my mitts on a copy of Swierczy's first novel, but it's like, only available as a way-pricey ($31.95!) hardcover, or an almost as pricey trade paperback. And that's a print-on-demand style paperback. Which annoys a lot of people.

Well, friend, the wait is over. Because Point Blank Press has relaunched a few select titles in a brand new, affordable ($12.95!), way groovy offset edition, and Secret Dead Men is among those titles.

SDM will always be the red-headed stepchild of my oeuvre. It's doesn't quite fit into the Swierczy-verse (that so far includes The Wheelman, The Blonde, Severance Package, Redhead, and yes, even The Crimes of Dr. Watson). It's a genre-bender. It takes place in the 1970s. And it's very much a first novel, not unlike a first sexual experience: memorable, yet more than a little shaky in places.

Still, I'm very proud of the book, and I think you'd have a good time with it. So I'm very happy there's a new edition for all to enjoy. Ask your favorite independent bookseller or comic shop to order a copy or two through Diamond Comics. Or, if you're into instant gratification, there are discounted copies ($10.36!) for the taking over at Amazon.com.