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"I CAME TO SEE THE NOVEL'S STRUCTURE AS A SPIDER'S WEB": AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LENGTH OF DAYS' LYNN KOSTOFF
Lynn Kostoff's The Length Of Days deals with a house fire that kills a group of prostitutes and how it affects the town of Magnolia...
ALANA MEIKE REVIEWS MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42
When there’s a book that Scott knows I’ll love he’s kind enough to give me a chance to share my thoughts, and I’m thrilled that he asked...
THE REAL ENOUGH HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA:LEIGH DUNLAP'S BLESS YOUR HEART
Bless Your Heart fits the mold of a fine summer thriller. Leigh Dunlap's tale of murder and and bad marriages among the Atlanta's...
THE DARKEST SHADOWS OF A CITY: HAMBURG NOIR edited by JAN KARSTEN
Hamburg Noir, the latest in the Akashis anthology series.do es little to diminish the stereotype that Germans are intense (In all...
"WRITE ABOUT FILMS THAT MOVE YOU" : THE TAKING OF NEW YORK'S AND THE CINEMA OF QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ANDREW RAUCH
Andrew Rausch is one the hardest working writers out there. I covered two books he had this year The Taking Of New York, about New York...
EPIC HISTORICAL CRIME IN JUST OVER 200 PAGES: JACK SONNI'S SAGAMORE
Sagamore came to my attention from two of my favorite authors and people , Ace Atkins and William Boyle.Th ey both knew Jack Sonni, who...
A TASTY SERVING OF MEAT LOAF: BAT OUT OF HELL edited by DON BRUNS
Writer Don Bruns serves as an editor on a unique anthology series. He takes a famous rock album and has authors pick one of the song...
"ALL MY BOOKS ARE ME WORKING OUT SOMETHING FOR MYSELF.": AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL'S ROB HART
The Medusa Protocol is Rob Harts second book to feature former hired killer Mark and his Assassins Anonymous twelve step group. They all...
THE TRUTH IN MURDER: DENISE MINA'S THE GOOD LIAR
Denise Mina is a crime writer who always has something t say. Even her lightest books carry weight. With The Good Liar, she uses a murder...
TWO TOUGH GUY TALES: W.R. BURNETT'S THE LOOP/ MAN WITH A THOUSAND ENEMIES
W.R. Burnett put his stamp on last centuries pop culture. Books like Little Caesar, High Sierra and The Asphalt JUngle set templates for ...
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