Author Clint Gaige has one hand cuffed to a jail cell while the other is typing.

In new novel, Two Bits, author Clint Gaige builds on all the principles of crime noir and adds a few of his own. Archie Greene considers himself an artist, a grifter of the highest quality. After spending two years in jail, Archie is free and thinking about the next shakedown.

   MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, March 17, 2003-If you ask author Clint Gaige what inspired him to write his new novel, Two Bits, hell tell you that it was a crime of passion. (Gaige) has enjoyed literary and critical acclaim with his first two releases; A Kerouac Christ and Requiem for a Soul however, deep down Archie Greene was desperately fighting for equal time and attention. Without a new project to turn to Clint began to flirt with the idea of an Archie Greene novel. The hardest part was melding a noir style with Archies enigmatic humor. Gaige says, while dark in scope, the novel is very funny and I found myself walking a tightrope trying to please fans of noir and Archies voice."
   Archie Greene doesnt believe in a hard days work. He believes in the art form of the confidence game. Fresh out of the slammer Archie has a new canvas on which to paint and a new mark, a local mob boss who wants to be in pictures. Archie Greene and his crew of unforgettable characters plan a caper that offers the mob boss anything but silver screen success.
   Seymour Shubin, NY Times Bestselling Author of Anyones My Name writes, Two Bits offers an unusual mix of hardboiled writing-and laughs, along with a good look into a dark side of the movie business and criminal minds. And topping it all is a stunning twist of an ending."
        Washington, DC author Tony Cheatham writes, "With Two Bits, Gaige has crafted a disturbingly humorous crime anchored work where the characters come to life like the usual suspects in a police lineup. The story flows with all the detail and dialogue of a police report. A great work from an author who seems to have one hand typing on the computer while the other one is handcuffed to the bars of a jail cell."
   Midwest Book Review writes, In the vein of Leonards Get Shorty, and Newmans The Sting, Two Bits is a fine work of cleverly crafted fiction. Gaige invokes anticipation in the reader with fingernail biting vigor. He knows how to move the story at breakneck speed utilizing his host of unusual and savory characters. Tension, its in there. Action, its in there. Satisfaction, its in there."
   To arrange for an interview with Clint Gaige, or to receive press kit and copy of the book, contact Quiet Storm Publishing.
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