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"THE VICTIM HAS TO BE A BELIEVABLE PERSON": AN INTERVIEW WITH FIRST DO NO HARM'S S.J. ROZAN

THE AMERICAN DREAM AND NIGHTMARE: TIMOTHY J. LOCKHART'S BROKEN KITE

A NEW YEAR, A NEW NOIR AT THE BAR

DEATH AND DESPERATION IN A SMALL TOWN: LAURA MCHUGH'S SAFE AND SOUND

I have been meaning to pick up one of Laura McHugh's books for some time. She sounded like a cross between two of my favorite writers,...

SPARKLE & GRIT: MAILAN DOQUANG'S BLOOD RUBIES

Blood Rubies announces the fiction debut of Mailan Doquang. She examines the international jewel smuggling as well as using it for an...

WRITING ON THE RANGE: NATHAN WARD'S SON OF THE OLD WEST

Nathan Ward wrote The Last Detective: On Becoming Dashiell Hammett, one of my favorite books about the author. It focused on his time at...

"...MAKE THAT LICK AND MAKE IT COUNT": AN INTERVIEW WITH ASH DARK AS NIGHT'S GARY PHILLIPS

Gary Phillip's second "One Shot Harry" Ingram novel, Ash Dark As Night, is another perfect example of the writer proving how you can be...

"...THERE ARE MANY MORE STORIES TO TELL" : AN INTERVIEW WITH LAWLESS' RUSSELL DAVIS

LAWLESS is a highly entertaining western anthology that deals with outlaws and and those who brush up against them. Editor Russell Davis...

RAIN CITY SINS: ROBERT DUGONI'S A KILLING ON THE HILL

The regional historical crime novel proves to be an intriguing and often enlightening sub-sub-genre. When the writer uses a crime from...

SHAMELESS PLUG: HIT MEN, GANGSTERS, &. STRIPPERS FOR FREE

SHAMELESS PLUG- HIT MEN, GANGSTERS, & STRIPPERS ALL FOR FREE If you ever wondered if I can write crime fiction, and not just about it,...

" A POWERFUL READ WITH A BEAUTIFUL COVER...": AN INTERVIEW WITH HARD CASE CRIME'S CHARLES ARDAI

A little over twenty years ago, Charles Ardai launched Hard Case crime with with Max Phillips. Along with publishing their own work, hard...

MURDER, BETRAYAL, AND SEX ROOMS: DARK YONDER ISSUE 5 edited by KAY MUNGER & ERYK PRUITT

After its first year, the quarterly Dark Yonder has developed a great source of direction for noir and crime fiction. Editors Kay Munger...

"...LIKE JUMPING OFF A CLIFF...": AN INTERVIEW WITH PERILOUS WATERS' TERRY SHAMES

Terry Shames took a change of direction with her latest book, Perilous Waters. The nautical thriller is very different from her mysteries...

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