If Dean Alan Miles had simply turned into a roach, this would not have been such a bad day for …Read the Rest
Archive for April, 2010
Fiction: NO WAY OUT by Steven Gore
“I’m gonna get this guy.” That’s what you promise yourself when you’re a thirty year-old detective working your first homicide. …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: New Noir by John Shirley
The theme for this week’s Friday’s Forgotten Books is “forgotten story collections-single or multiple authors”. New Noir is a small …Read the Rest
Crime fiction short films: Bomb, The Raven and The Gift
Here’s three more interesting crime fiction short films. The last two are more cross genre. Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction …Read the Rest
Captain Beefheart or James Ellroy?
Answer: Both! Who knew that Captain Beefheart and James Ellroy were brothers from another mother. Find out why after the …Read the Rest
Interview with Five Leaves editor Ross Bradshaw
By Damien Seaman Five Leaves Publications is the small Nottingham, UK-based publisher whose Crime Express series of novellas launched in …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: 38 Years Old by The Tragically Hip
By John McFetridge The song “38 Years Old” by Canadian band The Tragically Hip tells the story of a prison …Read the Rest
Justified – “Blind Spot” – review
All I have to say about tonight’s episode is the following: Fucking finally. Okay, I have more to say than …Read the Rest
Cover art for Choke Hold by Christa Faust
Over on Twitter Christa Faust has unveiled the cover art for her sequel to Money Shot. Check out this gorgeous …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day: Joel Edgerton
Two choice quotes from Joel Edgerton “My theory is that noir films became less popular because they always represented the …Read the Rest
Interview: In The Hot Seat with Thomas Kaufman
Of the hundreds (if not thousands) of debut novels published every year, few will find the audience the author hopes …Read the Rest
Die Hard Mod by Charlie McQuaker – review
The one thing I’ve enjoyed in the past couple of years about the UK’s rising illiteracy rates is that publishers …Read the Rest
Treme, Episode 3, “Right Place, Wrong Time.” – review
Treme, Episode 3, “Right Place, Wrong Time.” Story by David Mills and David Simon, teleplay by David Mills, directed by …Read the Rest
Curmudgeon of Craft takes on The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd
The Curmudgeon of Craft, COC for short. Craft — An activity involving skill in making things. Fiction is art; no …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad – “Sunset” – review
I don’t know about you, dear reader, but tonight’s episode was a fucking blast. Seems like this season has thus …Read the Rest
The Square by Nash Edgerton – review
If you like to leave a movie theatre with gray hair and an anxiety disorder, Nash Edgerton’s Aussie noir The …Read the Rest
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans by Werner Herzog
I think what’s most surprising about Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is how not insane it is. I …Read the Rest
The VHS abides – can’t do that with a DVD
Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In addition …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Waste by Eugene Marten
One of the problems with the new tribalism is that something can get passed around one community and never make …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Independence Day by Martina McBride
My first exposure to this song was a few years back when I had an exceptionally long commute and discovered …Read the Rest
