Created by Don Yarber
A former California Highway patrolman turned Los Angeles private investigator, KIP YARDLEY has appearred in a string of “clean” novels, all self-published by Don Yarber.
The first, Bodies and Beaches (2011), introduced Kip, a regular chip off the old P.I. block, a combination of Mike Hammer, Shell Scott and–wait for it–Travis McGee. The second, Corpses and Canyons (2008), finds Kip in Arizona, snooping into the murder of a highway construction worker, while Death and Deep Waters (2011) sees the old-fashioned dick back on his home turf in the City of Angels, working for an aging film actress anxious to track down the fate of her husband, a WWII figher pilot shot down over the South Pacific.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
He served in the U.S. Navy and studied journalism, and upon retiring in 1998, the author has published several books, as well as founding Airplane Books, a publishing company dedicated to helping people write and publish their books “without the filthy profanity so common in many of today’s books. I believe that there is an audience out there who will purchase ‘clean’ books, regardless of the opinion of some authors who claim that the market for ‘clean’ books just doesn’t exist.”
UNDER OATH
- “Bodies and Beaches is good job, with a likable lead and a lot of interesting action I enjoyed reading, and you write very well indeed. Verdict: Well done!”
— Richard S. Prather
NOVELS
- Bodies and Beaches (2011) | Buy this book | Kindle It!
- Corpses and Canyons (2008) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Death and Deep Waters (2011) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Evil and Everglades (2013) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- In a Pig’s Eye (2018) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
I get the feeling that you might be “needling” me a bit for being a “clean” novelist? And, too, there is a hint of disrespect because my books are “self published”. All I can say is this: If you haven’t read ANY of them you should try one. You might be surprised to learn that I can write good PI mysteries.
Yeah, probably a bit, about “clean” books. But how you publish them? Who cares?
I think the public might care if books are “self published” And some others might care. I cannot be a full member of Private Eye Writers because I am self published, and the same is true for Mystery Writers of America…did you ever read the one I sent you?
Yes, I read it, but that was years ago. As for whether a book is self-published or not, I think some members of the public care. Some don’t. And some can’t tell the difference, although experienced readers usually know immediately.
Frankly, not all writers are up to the job of being their own publisher, ready and able to seriously take on all the myriad tasks a traditional publisher may provide, which would include true editing, design and layout, marketing, promotion, printing and distribution. Some writers manage it, and my fedora’s off to them. But others? Not so much. Just as some “traditional” publishers also fail at one or more of those tasks..