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Iron Hands

Name: Iron Hands
Rating: 4.07 (6 reviews)

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)."

GenresShort StoriesFiction

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 4, 2011

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About the author

James Scott Bell

132 books1,035 followers

Jim is a former trial lawyer who now writes and speaks full time. He is the bestselling author of Try Dying, No Legal Grounds, Presumed Guilty, Glimpses of Paradise, Breach of Promise and several other thrillers. He is a winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Inspirational Fiction, and was a fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine. He has written two books in the Writers' Digest series, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure and Revision & Self-Editing.

Jim has taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous writers conferences. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver.

Series:
* Shannon Saga (with Tracie Peterson)
* The Trials of Kit Shannon
* Ty Buchanan

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David Kelly

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July 31, 2016

Didn't really know what to expect with this. A story about boxing would not be my usual reading, but I've read several other books by Jams Scott Bell and thought I'd give this one a try as I saw it on free offer.
The characters are very quickly established and the story jumps straight into the action. No time to be bored here. All in all a satisfying read even if you don't like boxing. It's a short-story making it perfect for a quick read when you have a little time to kill.
I'm not sure if this is the start of a series or teaser for a full novel, but I hope the author writes some more.

Sherry

82 reviews

January 16, 2012

I thought it would be a good idea to read some of James Scott Bell's fiction before throwing my lot in and buying any of his books on writing - no point taking lessons from a wannabe. I really enjoyed Iron Hands: Bell's writing style is easy and engaging, very readable. He might know a thing or two about writing :)

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Shelley Young

Author 24 books90 followers

May 21, 2014

I'm not much into flash fiction, but I have to admit that not only did I enjoy this book, I loved it. Irish Jimmy Gallagher is definitely a character I would love to read about in a full-length book. This book was sweet and short with a good story line and the most interesting characters. James, make this one longer honey!

Ben Whiting

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February 21, 2012

A great new character with a wonderful voice from Bell. Humorous dialogue, as always, and the plot moves along nicely. Looking forward to more of Jimmy Gallagher.