Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew

"With the empire on the brink of war, Connor Balcazar never expected to have a destiny. Though his family has served the galactic empire for generations, his older brother Adam has always outshone him in combat abilities and natural charisma. But Connor is determined to prove himself and master his hidden ability to see the future to assist Emperor Esteban any way he can." In this episode, Terranc...

"When a British agent is killed in Slovakia, Nathan Rocke is sent to finish what he started. A Russian nuclear threat has surfaced. Operation  Stribog's Victory . Named after the Slavic god of sudden storms. But intelligence is sketchy. The clock is ticking. And the GRU has a traitor inside MI6, making Rocke a target before he even arrives. Cut off from headquarters and forced off the radar, Rocke...

"Professional treasure hunter and adventurer Ethan Cain is working on the Mekong River in Vietnam when the massive waterway suddenly goes dry. It's a stunning ecological disaster. One that Ethan can't ignore. His quest for answers will lead him to Zhang and ultimately a confrontation from which only one of them will emerge." Ryan Pote returns to Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew to discuss The Ghost C...

"When Valencia receives troubling news that her brother has gone missing, she wants rush off to LA to find him. But she can't bring her baby girl, Lucia. Enter the other members of Assassins Anonymous—Mark, Astrid, and Booker, who offer to watch the toddler while she's gone. After all, they're three of the deadliest, most highly skilled people on the planet; what could go wrong?" On this episode o...

"Sonny Haynes finds himself traveling between a western movie set in Twentynine Palms, CA, where an actress has been assaulted, and his own Starlite Hotel & Resort, where two visitors are found dead in their room. What follows is a race against time, the culmination of which leads to the heart of darkness itself in the Southern California desert." Brian Townsley joins the show to talk about his lo...

"In the Old World history of The Cosmic Wheel, Eula McDowell is a veteran demonologist who has seen just about everything—or so she thinks. But lately, in her home city of Louisville, Kentucky, things have grown disturbingly strange, even by her standards." Suit Up! With Brian Rodman, an award-winning illustrator and creator. In this episode, we discuss his transition from comic books to new pulp...

"Louis and Beau L'Amour present a collaboration across time, an epic novel of Cold War suspense, as a pair of unlikely heroes, a woman without a name, and the undefeated agents of the Third Reich find themselves locked in a deadly race to control the greatest secret of the 20th century." Suit Up! With Beau L'Amour! In this interview, we discuss Skyring Water , researching historical fiction, chang...

"When a serial killer credits his therapist, Lucas O'Rourke, for guiding his murders, Lucas's career ends overnight. Suspended and branded the psychologist who shaped a killer, he refuses to accept it. His sister Amara, an investigative journalist, is chasing the suspicious death of a neuroscientist. As she gets closer to the truth, she can't tell whether she's the one doing the investigating or t...

"Welcome to WONDERLAND CITY,  By, day, Alice Gilmore is a society journalist for Savoir Magazine. But when night calls? She protects the city as the elusive crime-fighter known as... The Blue Lotus!"   Suit Up! With Des Taylor (Des Pop), a UK-based comic artist, illustrator, and designer known for creating retro-styled action characters like Scarlet Couture, Eva Strongbird, and Blue Lotus. We chat...

"Carter McCoy is on borrowed time. The only thing that could get him to hit the road is a call for help from a friend. When that call comes in, he doesn't hesitate. Loading his dog Chester and his best friend, Ivana, into his truck, they head for California to help in a way only Carter can." Eric Beetner joins the show to talk about his final Carter McCoy novel A Wound That Will Not Heal, which ad...

"Two authors. Two brutal crime tales. One explosive pulp experience. This is a modern throwback to the classic double-feature crime books of the pulp era. Within, there are two hard-hitting crime thrillers in the single volume. Each delivers its own brand of danger, intrigue, and violence." Suit Up! With Nathanael Hummel, he returns to the show to chat about the Veritas Crime Duel in which he and...

"AN ANCIENT MAP. A FORGOTTEN CULT. A RACE TO STOP THE END OF THE WORLD. Three centuries ago, a ship sank carrying a secret that should have stayed lost forever—a map to a clutch of dragon eggs. Now that secret has resurfaced, and whoever finds the eggs first will hold the power to reshape the world in fire." Dr. Mike Simpson joins Suit Up! to talk about his latest Fahlgrim Firebeard book, Tears of...

"In this thrilling installment of the Splinter Effect series, time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward returns to the past to help save his former adversary and track down a murderous thief in first century Jerusalem." Andrew Ludington returns to the show to talk about Double Shadow , the second book in the Splinter Effect series! We'll also discuss serialized storytelling, historical acuracy, nam...

" The Classic Adventures of Captain Hawklin  brings together ten pulse-pounding short stories by Hawklin creator Charles F. Millhouse. Originally written as a companion to the acclaimed ten-book  Captain Hawklin Adventures series that debuted in 2012, these tales expand the world of Steven Hawklin with daring new missions and unforgettable moments." Join Charles F. Millhouse on his Suit Up! Debut!...

Earlier in the year, screenwriter Steven Knight noted he viewed James Bond as a kind of national myth. This lead to an intriguing post by Ryan Holt (Analyze This, Mr. Bond) about the tension James Bond sits between national myth and pulp hero. In this episode, we discuss James Bond as myth, how the legend grew, our thoughts on Steven Knight, and much more! Order my medieval swashbuckler, Thorn htt...

Extra, extra! A pulp action anthology has crossed the desk of the Adventure Bulletin! Honor Among Rogues by L.D. Whitney, a collection of six thrilling pulp adventure stories. 5/5 Thirsty Camels Order my medieval swashbuckler, Thorn https://a.co/d/04i4kDUi Order my crime adventure,  Diamonds in Denver  https://a.co/d/aHi7p9z Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger   https://a.co/d/5FVQ...

"The money didn't stay in the bay. It moved south, and it brought violence with it." James Dawson makes his Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew debut to talk about his debut crime novel: They Took It Inland We'll be chatting about James new book, the writing process, finding an editor, good Scotch and much more! Order They Took It Inland - https://a.co/d/0dYFk4J2 Order my medieval swashbuckler, Thorn ht...

"A collection unlike any other, each story in A Woman's Guide to True Crime features shocking historical events examined through the eyes of victims, killers, or the women left behind." Mary Thorson joins the show to talk about her collection of crime fiction A Woman's Guide to True Crime . We'll discuss historical fiction, crafting short stories, finding time to write and much more! Order A Woman...

"Oxford historian and former U.S. Marine Dr. Jake Stede has always chased the past-but when he sets sail for the Caribbean to uncover his family's rumored pirate legacy, he finds himself in the crosshairs of something far deadlier than buried gold." Jack MacTavish joins the show to talk about his debut action adventure thriller Royal Diamonds: A Jake Stede Adventure On this episode, we'll chat abo...

"When King Richard the Lionheart is captured, his scheming brother Prince John (Claude Rains) plots to reach the throne, to the outrage of Sir Robin of Locksley (Errol Flynn), the bandit king of Sherwood Forest. Rounding up his band of men and eventually winning the support of the lovely Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland), Robin accuses Prince John of treachery and, when the escaped Richard returns...

"West from Singapore, South of Suez, fighting men of every stripe and creed ply Land ,  Sea , and  S k y  in pursuit of... ADVENTURE ! Here are six thrilling tales in the grand pulp tradition, echoing authors the likes of Robert E. Howard ,  Louis L'Amour ,  H. Bedford Jones , and  more !" Logan Whitney joins Suit Up! to talk about his pulp action anthology: Honor Among Rogues In this episode: The...

"Pulled into the brutal world of underground boxing, criminal errands, and stolen gold, Noah Redford is forced to confront what kind of man he is becoming. Each choice presses harder than the last. Each step forward drags him further from the boy he was and closer to the violence he swore he would never embrace." Suit Up! With LS Goozdich and Odyssey of Fire We'll discuss Odyssey of Fire: A Noah R...

"Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren't always easy to access." Suit Up! With Luke Richardson, he joins the Podcast to talk about his Eden Black series, traveling for research (and pleasure), choosing artifacts, the tide of adventure fiction, and much more! Check out The Ark Files - ht...

A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III. Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777—the most advanced jetliner ever built—disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos. Suit Up! With Ward Larsen and Cold Zero. On this episode, we'll discuss arctic adv...

"In his first-ever collection, Dale Hurst takes you on a voyage of love and lobsters, greed and grief, robbery and snobbery." Suit Up! With Dale Hurst, he joins the show to talk about his short story collection Silhouettes . We'll also discuss Ian Fleming, journalism, Podcasting, Noir and more! Order Silhouettes - https://a.co/d/9M48Pa5 Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver  https://a.co/d/...