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HARD BOILED NO MATTER THE SITUATON: DANA CHAMBERS' SOME DAY I'LL KILL YOU & TOO LIKE THE LIGHTENING

THE RED AND THE DEAD: CON LEHANE'S THE RED SCARE MURDERS

TOP TWENTY-FIVE CRIME NOVELS OF THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (20-25)

WRITING, AGING, DIRIGIBLES: CRAIG MCDONALD'S THE ADVENTURES OF ZANA O'SAVIN #1 BLOOD OGRE

Craig McDonald often writes slam bang genre work that looks at the writing life. His Hector Lassiter series followed the life of a crime...

SHADOWS ON THE PLAINS: SLADE AND MANHUNTER BY ARNOLD HANO

Arnold Hano is best known as the editor of books by the likes of Jim Thompson or Richard Matheson during the height of their talents or...

CELEBRATING THE MASTER OF NIGHT: A REVIEW OF BLACK IS THE NIGHT EDITED BY MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI

Cornell Woolrich is one of the more underrated writers of the twentieth century. His moody tales of desperate characters contributed many...

FOR THE LOVE OF LIGHT AND SHADOW: A REVIEW OF COLIN COTTERILL'S THE MOTION PICTURE TELLER.

Colin Cotterill demonstrates that rare ability that it seems only someone British possesses. He can deliver biting satire while capturing...

"A PRODUCTIVE SEPARATION" : AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM RANDOLPH PACKARD HEARSE'S TIM BRYANT

After a hiatus, Tim Bryant returned to his Fort Worth private eye Alvis "Dutch" Curridge in William Randolph Packard Hearse. Tim owns and...

THE GRACE OF APPLIED FAITH: A REVIEW OF JAKE HINKSON'S FIND HIM

Jake Hinkson combines crime and religion for some of the most compelling fiction. His characters' actions often clash with their beliefs...

A TIME OF LURID TALES AND COOL COVERS: A REVIEW OF LOREN D. ESTLEMAN'S PAPERBACK JACK

Loren Estleman is a writer with much knowledge and respect for those who came before him. Whether with western, detective, or crime...

"ATTACK OF THE METH BEARS", THE FIRST HOPPED UP ANIMAL ATTACK

Last week the number one movie was Cocaine Bear, a horror comedy about a rampaging black bear, that became addicted to kilos of coke...

MUSIC, BOOKS, & MURDER: A REVIEW OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH PACKARD HEARSE

You can order a signed copy of William Randolph Packard Hearse and Tim's other books at his book store, The Bosslight --...

NOT SO INNOCENT: A REVIEW OF JONATHAN CRAIG'S SO YOUNG, SO WICKED

If David Goodis wrote Lolita, you might get something like So Young, So Wicked. Jonathan Craig's sordid tale of a hitman with a unique...

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