Irish Jimmy Gallagher Books
His name is Irish Jimmy Gallagher, and he checks in at 6'3" and 225 pounds. A boxer with dancing green eyes and a wit born of the Blarney Stone, Jimmy is a hell of a fella, quick with a laugh and quicker with the jab. But if you foul him, stand back, because all the laughs will die in fury. It's Los Angeles, 1955. A time of relative peace in the nation. The Korean War has ended, Eisenhower is in the White House and in the City of Angels life goes on. And down by the river is a "smoker," a privately set-up boxing match where Jimmy hopes to make a couple hundred bucks. With his girl, Ruby, waiting fables at Charley's, Jimmy can always use a little extra scratch. What he can't abide is a mobster trying to fix a fight. But what can one man do against a local crime boss and his team of thugs? Especially after they've arranged to have Jimmy Gallagher clobbered by Iron Hands? This 5700 word story is written in the style of the old action pulp magazines of the 1930s. By James Scott Bell, "One of the best writers out there, bar none (Library Review)."
He didn't want a fight, but there are some fights you can't walk away from… Irish Jimmy Gallagher just wanted to have a little fun at a carnival with his best girl, Ruby, and his bulldog, Steve. He wasn't looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble comes looking for Jimmy Gallagher. It's 1955, and Jimmy is a boxer who makes hay in the club smokers and a legit fight when he can. But Ruby, a waitress at Charley's diner, would like Jimmy to give up the fight game for good. It's all cotton candy and hot dogs at the carnival, until they see a carny pug. That's a journeyman boxer who makes a living fighting all comers. It's not much of a life -- in fact, Jimmy did some time like that himself. But there's something about this boxer that will jolt Jimmy to the core and threaten to disrupt his life for good. Irish Jimmy Gallagher is a new sensation and an old fashioned hero. "King Crush" is a 6300 word short story in the best tradition of the classic pulp boxing stories. Here is a fighter who is quick with a jab and with a laugh. But if you cheat him, all bets are off. "Vintage Los Angeles, '50s pulp fiction, it's both a complete tale … and an open door to more adventures with Jimmy Gallagher, the pugilist who throws punches with Irish wit and wisdom." - Reader review James Scott Bell is one of the best writers out there, bar none. - In the LIbrary Review
Los Angeles, 1955, and all Jimmy Gallagher wants to do is meet his girl, Ruby, at the movies. She's the love of his life, you see, and he can't be late. He's missed one too many dates because he's been boxing for dough, something Ruby desperately wants him to give up. It seems simple enough to get from Bunker Hill to the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. But then the cops nab Jimmy for something he didn't do, and throw him in the clink. And that's the good part of his next 48 hours! It seems the City of Angels has decided to put up its dukes and give Irish Jimmy Gallagher the fight of his life. A novelette in the tradition of the great pulp boxing stories, Fight City is another entry in the saga of a big-hearted scrapper, his bulldog, Steve, and the waitress who loves them both. James Scott Bell is the author of numerous bestsellers and books on writing. A third generation Angeleno, he continues to live and write in his home town.
The first tough-looking fella said to me, "You must fight to the death." Los Angeles in 1955 might have seemed like a safe place to walk your dog. Unless you happen to walk into a certain establishment at the wrong time. Which is what Irish Jimmy Gallagher and his bulldog, Steve, do one fine day. Jimmy simply wants to drop off his shirt at the laundry of J. Wong, proprietor. But then a man with a chip on his shoulder comes in and picks a fight, which is not something one should do when there's a Gallagher in the room. But how then does Jimmy lose his dog, get thrown in jail, and end up in the middle of Tong war? Even more important: how does he survive any of this? Pulp fiction about boxing and boxers has a long history in American literature. The Irish Jimmy Gallagher series is written in that tradition. James Scott Bell is the author of numerous bestsellers and books on writing. A third generation Angeleno, he continues to live and write in his home town.