James Howard

James Howard

James Arch Howard (1922-2000) earned a doctorate in psychology at UCLA and wrote novels to pay his tuition. His four book series about journalist “Steve Ashe” was an immediate hit, selling over 600,000 copies. Altogether, he wrote ten novels (one under the pseudonym “Laine Fisher”), eight published from 1954-1961, and two more in 1980-81.

 

Books by James Howard

Reporter Noir #2: Four Full Novels of Journalism & Crime

Reporter Noir #2: Four Full Novels of Journalism & Crime

Four full novels of murder, sex, passion, betrayal and journalism... as reporters delve into the deepest, darkest reaches of noir to get their stories.
I LIKE IT TOUGH by James Howard - FACE OF MY ASSASSIN by Carolyn Weston & Jan Huckins - GOODTIME GIRL by Don Kingery - WALK WITH EVIL by Robert Wilder

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BLOW OUT MY TORCH

BLOW OUT MY TORCH

It’s 1956 in hopelessly corrupt Neon City, USA. Reporter Steve Ashe investigates when a cop-friend of his is thrown off the force on trumped-up charges. His relentless quest for the truth pits him against the mob… and makes him the target of ruthless killers… one of whom may just be the beautiful woman in his bed.

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I’LL GET YOU YET

I’LL GET YOU YET

It’s winter, 1954. Steve Ashe is hitching a ride to Omaha in a big rig driven by his friend Scotty when they are sideswiped on a snowy highway by a car that’s spinning out-of-control. The men rush over to the car and are shocked to discover the driver is a badly-beaten woman… who turns out to be Vicki, Steve’s old childhood crush. She’s on the run from Mario Carazzi, a mobster who forced her and her teenage sister Gina into drug addiction and sex slavery. Now Steve is determined to get revenge for Vicki’s beating, rescue Gina, and take down the ring… one man against the entire midwest mob. And he just happens to be the one badass who can do it.

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