Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance by D. Harlan Wilson – review
Book: Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance Author: D. Harlan Wilson Published by: Raw Dog Screaming Press (September 2013) Words fall down at twice the speed of a human body. The air they displace is a...
View ArticleTen Underestimated Noir Authors Everyone Should Know
Noir is hard to pin down. As Brian Lindenmuth mentioned in an article for Mulholland Books, “grappling with the question “what is noir?” has become its own annual rite.” Don’t fret: I won’t be doing...
View ArticleOnion Street by Reed Farrel Coleman – review
Book: Onion Street Author: Reed Farrel Coleman Published by: Tyrus Books (April 2013) If there’s anything I dislike more than sequels it’s prequels. A prequel is like hearing a story from someone...
View ArticleThe First One You Expect by Adam Cesare – review
Book: The First One You Expect Author: Adam Cesare Published by: Broken River Books Adam Cesare is one of the top voices in modern horror, but he apparently wasn’t content with that. Now, with the...
View ArticleThe Fix by Steve Lowe – review
I’ve seen many horror authors transition into crime with varying degrees of success. In a way, their move makes sense; both genres can be dark, scary, and gory. However, author Steve Lowe was coming...
View ArticleThe Scent of New Death by Mike Monson – review
Fast, nasty, kinky, violent pulp. Too many authors try to deliver it unsuccessfully. Crafting something that deserves to be called all those things is no easy task, so when I find a novel or novella...
View ArticleHustle by Tom Pitts – review
Great crime fiction takes you to that dark place where humanity is lost and then smacks you in the face and shows you how wrong you were for thinking that we can stop being human. Tom Pitt’s Hustle is...
View ArticleRead & Appreciated in 2015: Gabino Iglesias
by Gabino Iglesias Best Crime Reads of 2015: I didn’t get to read as much crime as I wanted in 2015, but the quality of the stuff I read made up for it. Here are, in no particular order, the best books...
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