Jim Nesbitt is a distinguished American author, best known for his crime, thriller, and fiction novels. He is particularly famous for his Ed Earl Burch series. Nesbitt spent more than thirty years working as a correspondent for various wire services and newspapers across several states, including Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Washington D.C., and Texas. His journalism career took him to cover a wide range of stories, from natural disasters such as earthquakes and wildfires, to political events like presidential campaigns, and even profiles of unique individuals such as rodeo cowboys, loggers, doctors, miners, farmers, neo-Nazis, nuns, and many more. This experience gave him a keen eye for detail and an excellent ear for the voices of the people who bring stories to life.\n \n Nesbitt's writing career was inspired by the works of successful authors such as Hunter Thompson, James Crumley, James Ellroy, Flannery O'Connor, Jim Harrison, James Carlos Blake, Barry Hannah, James Lee Burke, Raymond Chandler, Cormac McCarthy, Larry Brown, Dashiell Hammett, Harry Crews, Ernest Hemingway, Philip Kerr, Larry McMurtry, James M. Cain, and Lawrence Block. In addition to being a talented writer, Nesbitt is also a pilot, a saloon sport, a lapsed horseman, and a hunter. He has a fondness for old guns, tractors, vintage trucks, aged whiskey, and well-told stories. Nesbitt currently resides in Athens, Alabama, where he continues to write and review crime fiction and history on his blog, The Spotted Mule, and his author website.
Nesbitt has received critical acclaim for his Ed Earl Burch series, which includes "The Last Second Chance," "The Right Wrong Number," "The Best Louzy Choice," and "The Dead Certain Doubt." His novels have been finalists for the Silver Falchion award, winners of the best crime fiction category of the Independent Press Book Awards, and bronze medal winners in the best mystery/thriller e-book category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Nesbitt's writing combines his journalistic attention to detail with a flair for storytelling and character development, making his books a must-read for fans of the crime thriller genre.