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Archive for February, 2010

Book Review: Urgent Care by CJ Lyons

Book Review: Urgent Care by CJ Lyons
February 26, 2010
Book Reviews

Jove October 27, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-515-14705-6 Paperback, 384 pp., $7.99 C. J. Lyons, in her third book in the series, …Read the Rest

Book Review: Hunt at the Well of Eternity by Gabriel Hunt and James Reasoner

Book Review: Hunt at the Well of Eternity by Gabriel Hunt and James Reasoner
February 26, 2010
Book Reviews

Leisure Books/Hard Case Crime May 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8439-6246-8 Paperback, 226 pp., $6.99 When a stunningly beautiful woman with a slight …Read the Rest

Book Review: Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith

Book Review: Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith
February 26, 2010
Book Reviews

Imagine the worst ghetto you’ve ever been in. Imagine the poverty, strife, and outward hostility you experienced while you were …Read the Rest

Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tapping the Source by Kem Nunn

Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tapping the Source by Kem Nunn
February 26, 2010
Book Reviews

In 1991 a great pulpy action movie was released about an FBI agent named Johnny Utah, played by Keanu Reaves, …Read the Rest

Book Review: Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh

Book Review: Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Little, Brown December, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-316-04518-6 Hardcover, 352 pp., $26.99 Exclusive video interview with Joseph Wambaugh The title of this …Read the Rest

Book Review: Trial by Fire by J.A. Jance

Book Review: Trial by Fire by J.A. Jance
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Touchstone Books December, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4165-6380-8 Hardcover, 357 pp., $25.99 Now at loose ends, Ali Reynolds is enticed to take …Read the Rest

Book Review: Desert Lost by Betty Webb

Book Review: Desert Lost by Betty Webb
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Poisoned Pen Press December, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-59058-681-5 Hardcover, 274 pp., $24.95 If one man has ten wives, what happens to …Read the Rest

Book Review: Predators by Frederick J. Ramsay

Book Review: Predators by Frederick J. Ramsay
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Poisoned Pen Press December, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-59058-684-6 Hardcover, 264 pp., $24.95 This is not an easy novel to review because …Read the Rest

Book Review: Dead Air by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid

Book Review: Dead Air by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Oceanview Publishing December 2009 ISBN: 978-1-933515-50-2 Hardcover, 336 pp., $25.95 A shiver runs down the reader’s spine in reading the …Read the Rest

Images and trailer from The Killer Inside Me movie

Images and trailer from The Killer Inside Me movie
February 25, 2010
News

These have been out for awhile now but I just wanted to make sure they were here in case folks …Read the Rest

Book Review: Ticket to Ride by Ed Gorman

Book Review: Ticket to Ride by Ed Gorman
February 25, 2010
Book Reviews

Pegasus Books December 2009 ISBN: 978-1-60598-070-6 Hardcover, 240 pp., $25.00 The year is 1965 – a turbulent year across the …Read the Rest

Crime fiction short films

Crime fiction short films
February 24, 2010
Articles

Crime fiction has a lot of mediums by which to express itself, flex it’s muscle and tell a story. Most …Read the Rest

Spinetingler flashback: Interview with Craig McDonald

Spinetingler flashback: Interview with Craig McDonald
February 24, 2010
Interviews

A few months back I conducted an interview with Craig McDonald that can only be described as sprawling. With the …Read the Rest

Images from Ken Bruen’s The Guards pilot TV movie

Images from Ken Bruen’s The Guards pilot TV movie
February 24, 2010
News

The new website for the TV series based on the Jack Taylor novels of Ken Bruen is now up and …Read the Rest

Are we headed for a pulp film renaissance?

Are we headed for a pulp film renaissance?
February 24, 2010
News

Over at Cinematical Elizabeth Rappe wonders if we are on the cusp of a pulp renaissance in film. She cites …Read the Rest

Promotional video for John Wray’s Lowboy featuring Zack Galifianakis

Promotional video for John Wray’s Lowboy featuring Zack Galifianakis
February 23, 2010
News

I read Lowboy when it came out last year and thought that it was a dark, literary crime novel. In …Read the Rest

Images from Winter’s Bone movie

Images from Winter’s Bone movie
February 23, 2010
News

These are all of the images from the Winter’s Bone movie coming out later this year. The movie is adapted …Read the Rest

Book Review: Liars Anonymous by Louise Ure

Book Review: Liars Anonymous by Louise Ure
February 23, 2010
Book Reviews

It was the prosecutor at her murder trial who dubbed Jessica ["Jessie"] Gammadge the Queen of Liars Anonymous. She is …Read the Rest

Book Review: The Kill Call by Stephen Booth

Book Review:  The Kill Call by Stephen Booth
February 23, 2010
Book Reviews

The uneasy relationship between DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper is prevalent throughout this murder mystery, part of the …Read the Rest

Book Review: Androgynous Murder House Party by Steven Rigolosi

Book Review:  Androgynous Murder House Party by Steven Rigolosi
February 23, 2010
Book Reviews

If you think you’ve read every type of mystery under the sun, I can guarantee you that you’ve never read …Read the Rest