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“One Too Many Blows to the Head, feels like a
long-lost pulp you find in a favorite bookstore.
A delicious mix of classic hardboiled grit and
the heart-heavy world of film noir, it’s a one-
sitting read that sends you back to a lost time
of fight halls. Chicago boys and last chances.”
-Megan Abbott, author of Bury Me Deep and
Queenpin
“Boxing and noir once went hand in glove,
but you don’t see many boxing novels
anymore, ant that’s a shame. Here’s one that
dredges up all the blood and spit and sweat
and money of the fight game, and wraps it
around a tough noir storyline full of revenge
and dark secrets. Kohl and Beetner get it
exactly right.”
-Steve Brewer, author of Cutthroat
“Razor sharp debut from noir partnership
Beetner and Kohl. From its first savage punch,
a dark world of organised crime and boxing
grips and refuses to let you go. Highly
recommended.”
-Nick Quantrill, author of Broken Dreams
long-lost pulp you find in a favorite bookstore.
A delicious mix of classic hardboiled grit and
the heart-heavy world of film noir, it’s a one-
sitting read that sends you back to a lost time
of fight halls. Chicago boys and last chances.”
-Megan Abbott, author of Bury Me Deep and
Queenpin
“Boxing and noir once went hand in glove,
but you don’t see many boxing novels
anymore, ant that’s a shame. Here’s one that
dredges up all the blood and spit and sweat
and money of the fight game, and wraps it
around a tough noir storyline full of revenge
and dark secrets. Kohl and Beetner get it
exactly right.”
-Steve Brewer, author of Cutthroat
“Razor sharp debut from noir partnership
Beetner and Kohl. From its first savage punch,
a dark world of organised crime and boxing
grips and refuses to let you go. Highly
recommended.”
-Nick Quantrill, author of Broken Dreams
Kansas City, 1939.
In a world of fixed fights and mob influence
Ray Ward and his brother Rex are two of the
only clean fighters in town. With Ray in the
corner and Rex in the ring they are headed
for the big time. Until that fateful night. Now
Ray has a score to settle using a lifetime of
lessons in how to fight back.
Dean Fokoli is a detective with a new partner,
an alcoholic wife and a guilty conscience. At
least the boxer on the radio who just got beat
to a pulp won’t end up in his homicide file.
But when the dregs of the crooked fight
world start turning up dead, Fokoli is on the
hunt for the killer. The chase will take him to
the underbelly of the Kansas City night and
hopefully keep him one step ahead of his past.
In a world of fixed fights and mob influence
Ray Ward and his brother Rex are two of the
only clean fighters in town. With Ray in the
corner and Rex in the ring they are headed
for the big time. Until that fateful night. Now
Ray has a score to settle using a lifetime of
lessons in how to fight back.
Dean Fokoli is a detective with a new partner,
an alcoholic wife and a guilty conscience. At
least the boxer on the radio who just got beat
to a pulp won’t end up in his homicide file.
But when the dregs of the crooked fight
world start turning up dead, Fokoli is on the
hunt for the killer. The chase will take him to
the underbelly of the Kansas City night and
hopefully keep him one step ahead of his past.
Eric is an award-winning short story and
screenwriter. He and J.B. connected
through his work with the Film Noir
Foundation and he wrote to tell her how
much he liked The Deputy’s Widow.
From that simple correspondence came a
bicoastal collaboration and a quickly
finished novel, despite the fact that they
have never met in person.
Eric is also a TV and film editor, director
and producer who lives in Los Angeles
with his wife and two daughters.
screenwriter. He and J.B. connected
through his work with the Film Noir
Foundation and he wrote to tell her how
much he liked The Deputy’s Widow.
From that simple correspondence came a
bicoastal collaboration and a quickly
finished novel, despite the fact that they
have never met in person.
Eric is also a TV and film editor, director
and producer who lives in Los Angeles
with his wife and two daughters.
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