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THE MYSTERIES OF MURDER AND RELATIONSHIPS: ALISON GAYLIN'S ROBERT B. PARKER'S BUZZKILL

In two books, Alison Gaylin has completely taken over Robert B. Parker's Sunny Randall from the previous caretaker. She both maintains...

A MAN AND HIS DOG AND A LOT OF BULLETS: PETER BRANDVOLD'S NORDIC & FINN

Peter BrandVold provided a fresh a bold voice that lead a new generation into the traditional western. He married the romance of of the...

"...YOU'LL SOMETIMES FIND YOURSELF CROSSING THOSE "BOUNDARIES" AND IT'S PERFECTLY OKAY...":THE HONORABLE ASSASSIN'S STEVE HAMILTON

Steve Hamilton's The Honorable Assassin is the third book to feature Nick Mason, an ex con who made a deal for early release, to learn...

"...I GREW AS A WRITER TO MAKE IT WORK.": BLIND TO MIDNIGHT'S REED FARREL COLEMAN

Reed Farrel Coleman's second book to feature Nick Ryan, a "fixer" in the NYPD, looks at the city and it's emotions both communal and in...

"... I FEEL HAP TALKING TO ME...": SUGAR ON THE BONES' JOE R. LANSDALE

Joe R, Lansdale has come back to his characters of Hap & Leonard or as he refers to them, "The Boys". Not only does the white liberal...

STRANGE DARK TIMES FROM NOT LONG AGO: ATTICA LOCKE'S GUIDE ME HOME

Attica Locke's Highway 59 series gives us a look at a Texas we rarely see. African American Texas Ranger Darren Matthews has taken us...

A GREAT ACTION MOVIE TO READ: STEVE HAMILTON'S THE HONORABLE ASSASSIN

Steve Hamilton's Nick Mason series slides into something different with each book, The first one, The Second Life Of Nick Mason, with the...

JAMES WADE'S HOLLOW OUT THE DARK

James Wade has been steadily rising in notoriety within the literary community. His examinations of male identity carried by his rich...

"WE CAME TO GRIPS WITH MANY OF THESE CHANGES AND SETTLED INTO A NEW REALITY": PRIVATE DICKS AND DISCO BALLS EDITOR MICHAEL BRACKEN

Private Dicks and Disco Balls is a wonderful and fun anthology with detective tales that take place in the seventies. Tales touch on the...

BAD MEMORIES WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET: REED FARREL COLEMAN'S BLIND TO MIDNIGHT

For the many years I've known Reed Farrel Coleman, he would occasionally mention a true unsolved crime he wanted to utilize in his...

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