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75,000 PRIVATE EYE FANS CAN'T BE WRONG

The Thrilling Detective Web Site is open for business. Whether you're a publisher trying to sell a hot new book, an author trying to reach your audience, or a small mystery bookstore trying to establish a web presence, we're ready for you.

The word is getting out, and we're starting to get a rep as a valuable reference site for fans of hardboiled detective fiction. We're now averaging between 7000-9000 hits a month through the front door alone, and many of our other major pages get almost that many hits. We're constantly expanding and updating the site, and we're starting to attract some very interesting contributors, with both fiction and non-fiction submissions. And a healthy chunk of our visitors are repeat offenders from all over the world, but especially the States, the UK, Australia and Canada. In other words, we're either doing something right, or fooling an awful lot of people.

Unsure about advertising on the web? What the hell, so are we! But drop us a line, and maybe we can work something out. In the meantime, check out our very competitive rates for both Display Advertising and our new Classified Section.

And be sure to check out our Banner Museum, to give you an idea of just some of the folks who have supported us through the years.

Awards and Blurbs
So far, we haven't received any big bags of cash, but we keep hoping....but we have been fortunate enough to receive some pretty cool awards, including The Page One Award for Literary Excellence and the Aprescence Award of Excellence. We've also been mentioned in such diverse publications as CrimeTime, Shots, Australia's NetWeek , Sympatico Netlife and The Houston Chronicle, and I've been interviewed on local radio shows, the LA Times, the Behind the Black Mask podcast and the Sleuth TV network.

We've even been deemed "the internet's most popular crime-fiction site," according to Alexa.com, an Amazon.com subsidiary that compiles data on web site traffic.

We've also managed to fool some people into thinking we know what we're doing. Among those we've managed to hoodwink:

From Ed Gorman
"Just wanted to tell you that you have one of the coolest and most important sites on the web. I learn something every time I log on and I log on frequently... what a mind-boggling, fantastic piece of work."

From Harlan Coben (creator of the Myron Bolitar series)
"Nice work...You're doing a mankind a great service. You will be rewarded, though probably not in this lifetime. Keep it up."

From Bill Pronzini
"If I paid more attention to Internet sites, as I should do, I'd have known about Thrilling Detective much sooner. Very enjoyable. I've bookmarked your site and will keep an eye on it. Continued success."

From Les Roberts (writes the Saxon and Milan Jacovich P.I. series)
"I'm DELIGHTED with this website, and didn't even know of its existence until today. I'm very gratified by your kind words and support for my work."

From E.M. Cosin (creator of Zen Moses, P.I., and writer for TV's Buddy Faro)
"Just perusing the Internet and found your site by accident....very cool."

From Andi Shechter (fan, critic)
"My first visit and I've bookmarked you for life..."

From Jan Grape (writes the Jenny Gordon and C.J. P.I. series, and former editor of the PWA newsletter)
"Checked out your Thrilling Detective site...There is soooooo much good stuff to look at...And now I can say with authority it's WAY COOL! "

From Kevin Guhl (creator of Detective Fork)
"I find your site to be a valuable resource for detective noir. It encapsulates the best of the genre and continues its legacy. Some people may not realize how cool noir is until they visit your site."

From Max Allan "Impossible to Satisfy" Collins (writer; Nate Heller, Ms. Tree, Mallory, Mike Mist, Dick Tracy, etc., etc.)
"Just stumbled onto your P.I. site...mindboggling....a terrific job!"

From Terry Beatty (cartoonist, co-creator of Ms. Tree, known accomplice of Max Collins and Wendi Lee)
"Nifty...All in all, a great site -- next time I update our page, do you mind if I list yours under our "links"?

From Alison Gordon (creator of the Kate Henry series)
"You're a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk? What about dames? This is the first time I've been here. It won't be the last. Nice site." (She also called me an asshole, but in a nice way...)

From John Baker (British P.I. writer)
"One of the best sites I've come across, and I'll certainly be pushing it with people this side of the water."

From Duane Swierczynski (editor, writer, Details Magazine)
"Thrilling Detective is the best I've seen, and I've been hunting around the web for a while, hungry for hardboiled action. I've spent much of today avoiding work and dipping into the various trivia items. Excellent stuff."

From Oline Cogdill (Sun-Sentinel Mystery Columnist)
"What a totally cool and damned informative site!"

From Walter Satterthwait (creator of the Joshua Croft series)
"You're a brave guy, Kevin....hang in there....a very cool web site."

Click here for more blurbs and awards.

And now, a few words from our advertisers:

From J. Michael Blue (author of 3 Lady Blues + 12, Justified Crimes and a Favor For Zodiac)
"You can send anyone who asks about ad value my way. My ad at the Thrilling Detective Web Site brought as traffic to my site as I got from my heavy presence at Blue Murder, and more than ads placed with other on-line mystery magazines. As far as I'm concerned TD delivers. Also, you Neil, Vicky, David, Denise, Anthony, and Bob have all given plenty to those of us who write mystery and crime fiction on the web. The least of what we get is the money even when folks decide to try to pay. I don't know of a web mystery writer who isn't grateful to all of you guys. The check is in the mail.... Use me a reference for your advertising any time you'd like. Thanks."

From Dave Zeltserman (author of In His Shadow)
"Wanted to let you know that my ad on the Thrilling Detective Web Site is bringing me a decent number of hits. It's been well worth the money. Timing worked out well - I was able to add a nice quote from Vicki Hendricks a few weeks after the ad went up."

So, if you've got a book to sell, a store to plug, or an announcement to make, please consider us.

Our Rates
I never started this site to make money, but if I can make enough to cover the cost of my web space, that'll be a bonus. If I actually turn a profit, I'll be amazed (and probably plow it back into the site, and finally pay off my fiction writers). So, I'm willing to listen to any reasonable offer....

Location
Placement is first come, first serve. On our more popular pages, your ad may appear with several others. The "top" spot is regularly changed.

Production Charges
The above costs reflect the client supplying their own artwork. However, we're more than willing to design and create a display ad or banner for you.

A typical banner or display ad will set you back $50.00-$80.00. For books, we usually rework the graphic elements of the cover itself, to try to retain consistency.

Scans and retouching are $20.00, if adequate digital graphics are not provided. Not responsible for returning any materials, unless adequate postage and a pre-paid SASE is included.

Graphics
All supplied art work must be JPG or GIF, 72 dpi minimum.

Etc.
No extra charge for suggested URL or e-mail links.

Payment
All rates are payable in advance, in U.S. funds. And PLEASE make all cheques payable to Kevin Smith, not The Thrilling Detective Web Site or Kevin Burton Smith.

Mail all cheques and materials to:

Kevin Burton Smith
The Thrilling Detective Web Site
3053 Rancho Vista Blvd., Apt. 116,
Palmdale, California
93551

Your ad will appear as soon as payment is received, and pending your approval..

We all offer payment via PayPal. For more info, please contact us.

About Amazon.com and ABEbooks
Astute viewers and independent mystery booksellers may have noticed I sell books and some videos through Amazon.com, as an Associate Member (that's where most, but not all, of those "Buy This Book" links lead to). I'd gladly replace any of those links and banners with those of any publisher, bookseller or dealer willing to make me a better offer.

But I am not a "corporate fascist lackey", nor do I consider Amazon the "Great Satan" of book dealers, some of the accusations that have buzzed their way to me over the years. The moment small independent bookstores refuse to sell anything not from a small independent publisher -- or offer to somehow support this site -- is the day I'll pay attention to their gripes (and grapes, for that matter).

Having said that, though, I personally try to buy most of my books from small independent bookstores, anyway. So there...

For further details
Price-haggling, queries, suggestions and questions should be directed to editor/publisher/advertising director/web monkey/pencil sharpener Kevin Burton Smith. But be warned: "I'm a man that likes to talk to a man who likes to talk."