Welcome to NOIR IN MY CAR
by Zoltan James
NOIR IN MY CAR is a four-part series which follows Marco X. Pollo, private eye. He drives the mean streets of Denver in his souped-up Nash Rambler seeking justice and clients who pay in cash. The first in the series, The Capitol Caper, begins January 7, 2025. Hop in and buckle up.
I’m ZJ Czupor writing as Zoltan James. I write mysteries and thrillers, poetry, and nonfiction from my standup/sit down desk in Denver, Colorado. I’m the immediate past president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, a nonprofit organization of 600+ members from 33 states and four countries. Other writing organizations I’m actively involved in are the Rocky Mountain Chapter, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers.
And I’m proud to be represented by Terrie Wolf, founder and owner of AKA Literary Management. Terrie is currently shopping my mystery novel Elrod to publishers and my nonfiction book of “mystery minutes,” vignettes about famous mystery writers. I also author a monthly column “On Tour With Dead Writers” at Rogue Women Writers. Guess who the famous author is and you have a chance to win a great book from one of the award-winning and bestselling authors who make up Rogue Women Writers.
Every Monday, I publish a new “bad” poem here called Bad Poetry Monday. Some of my poems rhyme, some don’t. Some might elicit a chuckle, and others a tear. And a couple have been transposed into song lyrics and re-created as music videos by good friend, award-winning artist and Substack author Phil Dynan.
If you’re interested in more, check out my website at ZoltanJames.com.
Right now you can read three completed novels here: THE STANDARD WEAKLY STANDARD, WHEN THE FOG RISES, and CUT RIGHT THROUGH ME.
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"Our suggestion: read CUT RIGHT THROUGH ME by our Z.J. Czupor - tastier than all the grape popsicles in your freezer, and there's no sticky aftertaste, just brilliant writing!" — Terrie Wolf, AKA Literary Management
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