The 26th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards has weighed in with their commentary on Seven o’ Clock Man, and if you haven’t read the book yet it sounds pretty enticing if you ask me.

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Judge’s Commentary on Seven o’Clock Man:

“The narrator’s voice is immediately idiosyncratic and enjoyable. ‘I seen plenty a wolf traveling with a lamb.’ Good line, p. 25. It seems like you’ve put a lot of effort into making your cast of characters unique and detailed. Love the nicknames.

‘I’m too dirty. I’ll stain it.’ something poignant about that moment, p. 45. There’s sometimes a little bit too much commentary in the dialogues. Perhaps keep your dialogues clearer, so they don’t need so much explaining, p. 57. What an action scene at p. 78! Really well done.

‘but what they really looked like was yo-yo masters’ – funny! p. 100. I like this description on p. 114. ‘Some parts of the City of Angels…’ p. 114. You show a good knowledge of California history with this bit on p. 128 about the ‘nutteries.’ So sadly true.

‘bloody clothes lay like a dead dog’ – powerful line, p. 147. A really visceral beating at p. 166. I can feel it. You do a good job of matching your use of language to the mental state of your characters, p. 190.” – Judge, 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards.

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Something is preying on the denizens of Skid Row, but when the victims are from the lost side of town, only one of the lost can stop the Seven o’Clock Man. It’s not just any killer hunting in the flophouses, shooting galleries and shantytowns. The Seven o’Clock Man is a legend, preying on the homeless since the first hobos hit the rails in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Hit the streets of Downtown Los Angeles in an era when gentrification was just starting to brew, and a new breed of homeless was changing the face of Skid Row in this fast paced thriller and solve the mystery of who is the Seven o’Clock Man, and how can one strung out ex-junkie stop him?