The Patience of Kane

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My P.I. story "The Patience of Kane" will appear in The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, edited by Michael Bracken from Down & Out Books, due to be published on October 21, 2019.

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Editor Michael Bracken writes about the origins of the anthology.

Texas has it all, from bustling big cities to sleepy small towns, and law enforcement alone can’t solve every crime. That’s where private eyes come in. They take the cases law enforcement can’t—or won’t. Private eyes may walk the mean streets of Dallas and Houston, but they also stroll through small West Texas towns where the secrets are sometimes more dangerous. Whether driving a Mustang or riding a Mustang, a private eye in Texas is unlike any other in the world.

The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods features seventeen original tales of Lone Star State private eyes from Trey R. Barker, Chuck Brownman, Michael Chandos, John M. Floyd, Debra H. Goldstein, James A. Hearn, Richard Helms, Robert S. Levinson, Scott Montgomery, Sandra Murphy, Josh Pachter, Michael Pool, Graham Powell, William Dylan Powell, Stephen D. Rogers, Mark Troy, and Bev Vincent.

Preorder at https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/bracken-eyes-texas/.

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"Benjamin Kane in Bev Vincent's "The Patience of Kane" doesn't have to deal much with his own struggles, but he, too, upends tough-guy private eye expectations as he uncovers a terrible truth and chooses compassion over his fee."

From "Reviewing the Evidence"

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Mystery People review of the anthology

BevVincent

A very nice in-depth look at my story, "investigated" by William Dylan Powell, who also has a story in The Eyes of Texas.

Lean, quick and unfettered in its prose, but dragging the unbearable weight of the human condition, the story carries on the noble legacy of private eye as urban counterpart of the classic Western tale. And the saga has all the more resonance taking place in Houston: a cityscape ripe for the noir detective, where the pains of rapid urbanization sometimes strain the chivalrous values of Old Time Texas with the compromises of progress, the fruits of desperation and the consequences of listlessness.
Kane’s investigation of Trevino’s late husband is like a shot of cheap, room-temperature bourbon pulled from an investigator’s desk drawer—quick, sweet, shocking and painful all the way down.

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I write about the creative decisions I made when beginning to write "The Patience of Kane" at The First Two Pages.

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The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, released last year by Down & Out Books, has been nominated for an Anthony Award!

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BevVincent said:

The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, released last year by Down & Out Books, has been nominated for an Anthony Award!

.....outstanding!......

FlakeNoir

BevVincent said:

The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, released last year by Down & Out Books, has been nominated for an Anthony Award!

Congratulations, I hope it wins! 

BevVincent

"The last story, The Patience of Kane is a perfect ending, it’s got a nice positive but reflective feel to it." from the new review at Booksplainer

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Hedda Gabler

I’m liking this attempt for publicity and marketing. Short fiction is not given enough love or respect.   Whomever made the effort  on these — good job. 

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Hedda Gabler said:

I’m liking this attempt for publicity and marketing. Short fiction is not given enough love or respect.   Whomever made the effort  on these — good job. 

....short fiction is like a zesty array of appetizers.....on the big banquet table of book.....

Hedda Gabler

Aw, this was a sweet one. Quick, easy but full of heart. I had to look that final item up — i had never heard of those. Lovely.