Surburban Man - grillmaster, Mr. Fixit, lawncare expert & paperback writer. Author of pulp novels such as the Abel Yeager series and the Sam Cable series.

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Check out the NEW cinematic #booktrailer for WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell and published by @BlackstoneAudio. Order your copy in paperback, ebook or audiobook narrated by award-winning Edoardo Ballerini from Amazon: a.co/d/9ZbVflB Or find Welcome to Cottonmouth anywhere books are sold. Produced by @lismalonemedia #thrillerbooks #spythriller #espionagethriller #mustread #bookrec #newbookrelease #PageTurner
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Anybody watch the IPO for SpaceX? I heard the stock, uh, took off like a rocket.
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Heat up your summer TBR list with the #thrillerbook named “Best Thriller Book 2025” by @BestThrillBooks and praised by readers and reviewers everywhere for breaking the mold of the old #spythriller genre. Enter the hidden community of Cottonmouth, Texas, home to some of the world’s most dangerous former spies and special operators who live secretive lives until two women on the run roll into town. From @BlackstoneAudio WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell @Pprbackwrtr is available in all formats everywhere books are sold. Order today! ⬇️ a.co/d/0aoNT2sN #welcometocottonmouth #crimethriller #mustread @lismalonemedia
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I seem to spend a lot of time chasing these down and making them go away. #firstworldproblems
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Big thanks to Hendricks Book Reviews for the solid book review of espionage thriller WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell @Pprbackwrtr “Jay S. Bell built an interesting story that felt both familiar and unsettling, capturing the ‘claustrophobia’ of a place where everyone knows your business and secrets never stayed buried for long.” WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH is available in all formats by @BlackstoneAudio and available everywhere books are sold! Amazon Link ⬇️ a.co/d/04XGGqoR #thrillerbooks #spythriller #bookreview #crimethriller #bookrecs @lismalonemedia
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Kickstart your June with a new book series! Check out JUNE BUG: Book 3 in the Sam Cable Mystery Series or start from the beginning with APRIL’S FOOL (Book 1) and MAY DAY (Book 2) by Scott Bell. Find all three mystery thrillers on Amazon in print, ebook or audiobook today! a.co/d/0cB798vH #thrillerseries #mysteryseries #bookseries #summerreading #crimethriller @lismalonemedia
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FINAL DAYS to cast your ballot for WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell, nominated for Best Debut Fiction by Reading the West. The spy thriller set in the remote Piney Woods of east Texas has captured the attention of thriller reviewers and readers for its originality and refreshing spin on the traditional espionage genre. Voting ends 5/31/26 so vote now and please repost! readingthewest.com/36th-annu… #bookawards #thrillerbooks #crimethriller #spythriller #BookRecommendations #mustread #topthrillerbook @BlackstoneAudio @lismalonemedia
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Get your holiday weekend reading in order with the spy thriller no one saw coming …. WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell available now in all formats everywhere books are sold. Order today! Amazon Link ⬇️ a.co/d/0fJFNq1x —- What does the US government do with spies and special operators when they pass their expiration date? They retire them to a small town deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas, where they’re certain to cause no trouble. A collection of broken spies, former double agents, and retired operators lives in secrecy, under the watchful eye of the government in the small, deep-woods town of Cottonmouth, Texas. Devlin Mahoney is the de facto mayor of these special citizens, charged with keeping them in seclusion, hidden from the world, which he does from the office of the town’s only motel. But the peace of this sleepy village is shattered when a pair of women, on the run from a vicious criminal, drops into Mahoney’s lap and he’s forced to choose between doing what’s right and doing what he’s told. #thrillerbooks #spythriller #mustread #welcometocottonmouth #crimethriller @BlackstoneAudio @lismalonemedia
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WORKING STIFFS by Scott Bell Order this thought-provoking, dystopian, sci-fi adventure today on Amazon! ⬇️ a.co/d/0i6qMOYI —- Joe Warren, an unemployed electrical engineer, has a terminally ill girlfriend and a bank account bumping rock bottom. Jobs are scarce in 2050, since nanotechnology has created the ability to animate the recently deceased, who are put to work performing menial labor at low wages. These Revivants have glutted the job market, leaving their living counterparts out in the cold. Joe goes looking for a helping hand and mistakenly gets arrested with a group of freedom fighters. The only cause Joe wants to fight for is Joe, but federal agents coerce him into spying on the Children of Liberty. When Joe reluctantly infiltrates the protest group, he finds something he never expected or wanted. Friends. And he discovers that maybe there are things in life worth fighting—and dying—for. #scifibooks #dystopianfiction #thrillerbooks #scifithriller #mustread
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I’ve started a YouTube channel and I hope you will follow it: youtube.com/@RodgerCarlyle I’ve uploaded more than 30 videos, including IN CONVERSATION episodes, where you can eavesdrop on my conversations with some of the most-fascinating people in publishing. New episodes are posted each Wednesday. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss any. Plus, there are Playlists where you can watch multiple episodes in order (more like a full podcast). Current episodes include: @FullyBookedInKY; @Realtwdavis; @genekoonbooks; @MarcCameron1; @pprbackwrtr and @robertdugoni. Upcoming episodes will feature: @acfrieden; @isberryauthor and @Andrew_Grant.
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Get the book the #thrillerbook community is calling one of the most original new takes on the old spy thriller genre. WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by @jaysbell2025 available now wherever books are sold! Amazon Link ⬇️ a.co/d/0bjtqUZH #spythriller #mustread #welcometocottonmouth #bestthrillers
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Jay S. Bell retweeted
Check out the first episode of Rodger Carlyle In Conversation With…@robertdugoni. We discuss the books we are currently writing and our upcoming projects. Hopefully, you will buy Robert's latest novel, HER COLD JUSTICE: amazon.com/Cold-Justice-Keer… You can purchase my latest novel, ROBBER BARONS: rodgercarlyle.com/robber-bar… If you missed previous episodes of Rodger In Conversation, watch them on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@rodgercarlyle
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Polls are open at Reading the West and WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell @Pprbackwrtr (pub. @BlackstoneAudio) has made the Debut Fiction shortlist! Get your you-know-what over to readingthewest.com and vote for Bell’s thriller which has been touted as the most original take on the spy-espionage genre in some time. Vote today! And if you still have not read this Texas-sized action thriller, order your copy now. #thrillerbooks #bookawards #debutfiction #topthrillerbooks #spythriller @lismalonemedia
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Kicking off May with some exciting news🤠🏆We’re thrilled to share that #WELCOMETOCOTTONMOUTH by @Pprbackwrtr has been shortlisted for the 36th Annual #ReadingtheWest Awards! 🗳️ Voting runs May 1–31—Explore the full shortlist & place your picks now: readingthewest.com/36th-annu…
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Look at that, Mrs. Webster. That D- in English Composition means NOTHING to me! Hahaha. please vote for the slow kid in the back of the class...
WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell @Pprbackwrtr has made the READING THE WEST Debut Fiction shortlist! Voting is now officially open! Visit readingthewest.com and cast your vote for Bell’s action-packed spy thriller today! Thank you to the selection committee at Reading the West and the great teams at @BlackstoneAudio. #thrillerbooks #bookawards #votevotevote #welcometocottonmouth #mustread
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WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH by Jay S. Bell @Pprbackwrtr has made the READING THE WEST Debut Fiction shortlist! Voting is now officially open! Visit readingthewest.com and cast your vote for Bell’s action-packed spy thriller today! Thank you to the selection committee at Reading the West and the great teams at @BlackstoneAudio. #thrillerbooks #bookawards #votevotevote #welcometocottonmouth #mustread
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I write both thrillers, with settings around the world, and frontier fiction where the craziness of man against man occurs in wilderness settings; where the land itself, or the weather, or even the wildlife adds to the conflict, sometimes becoming another opponent, and occasionally becoming a refuge. Read the post: rodgercarlyle.com/blog/rodge… Follow the authors recommended in the post: @robertdugoni, @acfrieden, @genekoonbooks and @pprbackwrtr
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FINAL HOURS! MURDER CITY BLUES by Scott Bell is only 99¢ on Kindle ebook for a limited time! Act quickly, order this #crimethriller page-turner before deal ends on 4/27/26. Order here ⬇️ a.co/d/0c1R6mEh #thrillerbooks #bookdeal #kindlebookdeals #murdermysteries
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FINAL HOURS! MURDER CITY BLUES by Scott Bell is only 99¢ on Kindle ebook for a limited time! Act quickly and order this #crimethriller page-turner before the deal ends on 4/27/26. Order here ⬇️ a.co/d/0c1R6mEh *** In the corrupt city of Frontenac, the murders of an underage prostitute and a rookie cop go ignored. War veteran Killebrew, seeking justice for his sister, teams up with a lounge singer and old comrades to dismantle the city’s criminal underbelly and confront its rampant corruption. #thrillerbooks #bookdeal #kindlebookdeals #murdermysteries #hardboiledmysteries #crimefiction #VigilanteJustice
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WELCOME TO COTTONMOUTH - This thriller novel, loaded with nonstop action and an original take on the espionage genre, charmed its way to the top spot of @BestThrillBooks 2025 list! Order this top-notch thriller book today on ebook, print or audiobook from @BlackstoneAudio everywhere books are sold. Amazon link here: a.co/d/0djSAli7 #thrillerbooks #topthrillerbooks #spythriller #espionagethriller #mustread @lismalonemedia
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Jay S. Bell retweeted
MURDER CITY BLUES by Scott Bell is only 99¢ on Kindle ebook for a limited time! Act quickly and order this #crimethriller page-turner before the deal ends on 4/27/26. Order here ⬇️ a.co/d/0c1R6mEh *** In the corrupt city of Frontenac, the murders of an underage prostitute and a rookie cop go ignored. War veteran Killebrew, seeking justice for his sister, teams up with a lounge singer and old comrades to dismantle the city’s criminal underbelly and confront its rampant corruption. #thrillerbooks #bookdeal #kindlebookdeal #murdermystery #vigilantejustice @Pprbackwrtr
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