BILL RAETZ - PULP WRITER

Moving

2012-05-14T10:42:00.002-07:00

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Free Book Friday: Armed and Gorgeous

2012-04-27T06:34:00.000-07:00

Today only, the Kindle edition is a free download!

He packed the heat, she had the looks--and they were on the run from a psycho!

Special Agent Bryce Attewelle and a sultry stripper were on the run from a revenge-driven maniac. Could they stay alive long enough to keep him from tasting blood again?

For the free download, click: http://www.amazon.com/Armed-and-Gorgeous-ebook/dp/B006UK391G/ref=lp_B006US3RCE_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335360637&sr=1-2

Free E-book: Sin City Spy

2012-04-24T10:03:00.004-07:00

Free today for your Kindle: Sin City Spy!

For your copy, go to: http://www.amazon.com/Sin-City-Spy-ebook/dp/B006UTL84W/ref=lp_B006US3RCE_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335286840&sr=1-2

Cherry Noir

2012-04-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Grey Goose vodka launches a new flavor--Cherry Noir. Check out the video, which features Neon Hitch as the femme fatale.

http://www.greygoose.com/

http://www.neonhitch.net/splash

Happy Birthday, Jack Webb

2012-04-02T01:41:00.002-07:00

Jack Webb, star of Dragnet and the radio show Pat Novak for Hire, was born today in 1920 in Santa Monica, California.

Pistol Packin' Mama

2012-03-27T07:38:00.000-07:00

From the Lost in Paradise Podcast:

Angel Baby continues her sizzlin' salute to Women's History Month with a second all hot babe extravaganza! Soul shouters, coruscating covers, rabid rockabilly, romantic r&b, teen heartbreak, geetus grabbers, girls in the garage, flipped out femmes and a fond farewell.

Playlist:
That's A Promise - Helen Bryant / I’m Good And Know I’m Good - Bonnie Lee / Voodoo Curse - Third Point / Nursery Rhymes - Yvonne Williams / Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) - Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight / Kansas City - Dinah Lee / Blueberry Hill - Soul Sisters / Pistol Packin’ Mama - Sue Black with The Knightsmen / You Can Have My Love - Judy Capps / Thirty Minutes (Of Your Time) - Patsy Ford / Early Bird - Glenda Wolfe / Plain As The Nose On Your Face - Ann Cole / Call His Name - Christine Kittrell / Right Now - Zilla Mays / I Can’t Believe - Cee Cee Joy / Storm In My Heart - Judy Proctor / Please Please - Jackie Johnson / You Gotta Have That Green - Lula Reed / Pay Your Bills - Three J’s (Jan, Janie, Janice) / More Money (That’s What I Want) - Jennell Hawkins / Outta Reach - She / Just Like You Like It - Pamela Law / La - Dee - Daa - Linda Wilson / Where Have You Been? - Linda Gayle & The Duke Of Coventry / By Whose Imagination Must I Live - Shelley Stuart & The Satelites / Bye Bye Baby - Betty Renne

To listen/download, visit http://lostinparadise.podomatic.com/entry/index/2012-03-26T18_56_58-07_00

Noirville: A Week of Film Noir Greats

2012-03-26T08:24:00.000-07:00

There's still time to get in on the action at Portland's Cinema 21.

Featured films:

Friday March 23:
The Killers 4:45pm
The Maltese Falcon 7:00pm
The Big Sleep 8:55pm

Saturday March 24:
Scarlet Street 1:00pm
Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich) 3:00pm
The Night of the Hunter 5:00pm
Out of the Past 7:00pm
The Big Sleep 8:45pm
Nightmare Alley 10:45pm

Sunday March 25:
Nightmare Alley 3:00pm
Touch of Evil 5:00pm
Sweet Smell of Success 7:00pm
The Killers 8:45pm

Monday March 26:
Sweet Smell of Success 4:45pm
The Night of the Hunter 7:00pm
The Asphalt Jungle 8:45pm

Tuesday March 27:
Nightmare Alley 4:45pm
The Killing 7:00pm
Kiss Me Deadly 8:45pm

Wednesday March 28:
Scarlet Street 4:45pm
Touch of Evil 7:00pm
The Killing 9:00pm

Thursday March 29:
Out of the Past 4:45pm
The Maltese Falcon 7:00pm
The Asphalt Jungle 9:00pm

616 NW 21st Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209
http://www.cinema21.com/

PulpFest 2012

2012-03-18T09:56:00.000-07:00

PulpFest 2012 continues the proud tradition of a summer pulp con, now entering its 41st year. PulpFest is the summertime destination for fans and collectors of vintage popular fiction and related materials. It returns to Columbus, Ohio in 2012.

For more details, visit http://www.pulpfest.com/

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2012-03-17T04:15:00.001-07:00

The Cocktail Nation

2012-03-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

I'm on this week's episode of the Cocktail Nation show discussing my new book, Voodoo Lodge, as well as two other publications I have coming out later this year. Click HERE to listen/download.

Now Available: Voodoo Lodge

2012-03-01T01:46:00.002-07:00

You could order up anything in that swank joint—from mai tais to murder!

A secret agent. A vampish wahine. It was a caper that kicked off in a tiki bar haunted by a ghost—where the drinks are LETHAL!

Get your copy today!

For the paperback edition, click HERE. For the Kindle edition, click HERE.

Voodoo Lodge Teaser 3

2012-02-24T03:03:00.001-07:00

Now Open: Las Vegas Mob Museum

2012-02-18T07:36:00.000-07:00

From the official press release:
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 2011) — There are two sides to every story — and then there’s the truth. Uncover the real life battle between organized crime and law enforcement when The Mob Museum opens to the public on February 14, 2012. The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is a world-class destination in downtown Las Vegas that presents an exciting and authentic view of the mob’s impact on Las Vegas history and its unique imprint on the world.

300 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101
702-229-2734
http://www.themobmuseum.org

Voodoo Lodge Teaser 2

2012-02-17T02:03:00.001-07:00

Noir City 2012

2012-02-14T10:45:00.000-07:00

Noir City returns to the Seattle International Film Festival. From their site:

Noir City returns with more of the dark and dangerous delights to be discovered in the resurrected rarities that are this festival's stock-in-trade. The inimitable Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller, will once again host this week-long extravaganza of buried film noir treasures rescued from the margins of mid-20th century American cinema.

Tickets: $12 | $7 SIFF Members | $11 Youth/Senior (with valid ID)

http://www.siff.net/cinema/seriesDetail.aspx?FID=268

Voodoo Lodge Teaser

2012-02-10T01:01:00.002-07:00

Crime Jazz at the Quiet Village

2012-02-01T06:31:00.000-07:00

From the Quiet Village podcast:
What was that sound in the dark alley? Who was that masked man running from the cops? Crime Jazz comes to the Quiet Village. Epsiode 45 of the Quiet Village is dedicated to the music genre known as Crime Jazz. I looked all over the internet and I simply could not find anyone who endeavored to define Crime Jazz as a genre. So here goes: Crime Jazz is a mid-century nich music genre that musically brings the essence of cops, detectives and criminals, mobsters and even spies, within a mid-century urban setting.

So join me as we walk the streets of the seedier side of the Island accompanied by our own soundtrack for the occasion. The Quiet Village dives into Crime Jazz. Episode 45 available now.

For the podcast, click http://www.digitiki.com/podcast/QuietVillage45.m4a

Bad Agent: Kindle Edition

2012-01-28T01:05:00.001-07:00

Bad Agent, the book that really kicked off my pulp series, is now available as a Kindle edition. This weekend only, I'm offering it as a free download on Amazon! To grab your copy, click HERE.

Credit for cover: Betsey Bosen.

Sugar Heart Magazine

2012-01-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

An abridged chapter from my first pulp fiction novella, Strip Poker, is in the latest issue of Sugar Heart magazine. Support this cool rockabilly and pin-up mag by getting your copy today!
http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/329728

In The Jailhouse Now

2012-01-23T09:37:00.000-07:00

From the Lost in Paradise podcast:

Angel Baby's all points dragnet of great crime and punishment discs. She's accused of spinning crazy court pleas, murderous mayhem and deranged death row laments. The verdict? Guilty as charged!

Playlist:
Jailbreak - The Galdeans
Day In Court - The Varnells
Snatchin’ Peaches - Dave Sheffield
Divorce Court - The Five Du-Tones
Dirty Robber - The Noblemen
In The Jailhouse Now - Webb Pierce
Doin’ My Time - Bill Flagg
County Jail Blues - Gary Williams
Casey Cop - The Elgins
But Officer - Sonny Knight
Framed - The Robins
Street Fight - Phil Campos
Nightmare - The Whyte Boots
Ballad Of A Juvenile Delinquent - Phil Johns & The Lonely Ones
Down And Out - Chuck Wells
Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Twenty Cigarettes - Ray Phillips
Bugger Burns - Jerry Lynn
Stagger Lee - Kay Johnson
California Hippie Murders! - Red River Dave From San Antone
Hangman’s Boogie - Cowboy Copas
Death Row 172 - Lenny Bruce
The Last Meal - Hurricane Harry
Crime Doesn’t Pay - The Coronets

Download the podcast here: http://lostinparadise.podomatic.com/entry/index/2012-01-16T17_22_40-08_00

Voodoo Lodge: Available March 1, 2012

2012-01-20T01:04:00.004-07:00

Free Pulp Fiction

2012-01-16T13:54:00.000-07:00

I'm making Armed and Gorgeous, the Kindle edition, available as free download January 18 and 19. To get your copy, click HERE. Enjoy--and be sure to tell a friend!

Kindle Editions

2012-01-08T13:34:00.000-07:00

It’s taken long enough, I know, but I’ve started making my titles available as Kindle editions.

You can still grab each of my titles as paperbacks by clicking HERE. Going forward, I will publish each new title in both formats.

For my new Kindle books, visit my Amazon author page.

There will be much more from the World Espionage Bureau in 2012, the tip of the iceberg being Voodoo Lodge, my first release of the year. Stay tuned!

Pulp Fiction Goes Tiki

2012-01-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Inspired by several mai tais, pulp fiction goes tiki on March 1!

A secret agent. A vampish wahine. It was a caper that kicked off in a tiki bar haunted by a ghost—where the drinks are lethal!

Voodoo Lodge is a book I’ve wanted to write for almost eleven years, and it pays tribute to the bar that first gave me the concept. But there’s another reason this book is extra special; Voodoo Lodge will be published in the format of the old pulp magazines! Each chapter is richly illustrated, making this something like Black Mask magazine meets Hawaii Five-0.

Click HERE to read a sample.
The hoodlums, hauntings, and hula girls are just around the corner!

Pulp Covers

2011-12-23T09:55:00.000-07:00

A few of my titles are now featured at PulpCovers.com, a site with an incredible collection of vintage pulp art.

http://pulpcovers.com/armed-and-gorgeous
http://pulpcovers.com/sin-city-spy
http://pulpcovers.com/the-grifters-girl

And don't forget, you can still get my latest novella as a free download by clicking HERE. The link expires 1/1/2012.