This is a love story filled with a lot of suspense. It involves Anders Erickson and Olivia Mayfield, both of …Read the Rest
Archive for July, 2010
BROKEN PLACES by Sandra Parshall – review
The roots of this suspenseful murder mystery go back to the Vista Program, the War on Poverty. A small group …Read the Rest
A Choice of Nightmares by Lynn Kostoff – Review
Recently re-released by New Pulp Press, Lynn Kostoff’s 1991 debut A Choice of Nightmares is equal parts noir-as-fuck crime story and hoidy-toidy …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: WAIT UNTIL TWILIGHT by Sang Pak
Yesterday, the mailman dropped off 5 packages filled with books. He told me we must have some bookshelf with all …Read the Rest
Breaking News: Spinetingler Stories Now Edgar Eligible
From Lee Goldberg It’s my pleasure to inform you that the board of the Mystery Writers of America has voted …Read the Rest
The guns of film noir
In Fairfax, VA the NRA has the National Firearms Museum. Like any other museum they bring in collections and displays …Read the Rest
Empty Mile by Matthew Stokoe—review
The true genius of James M. Cain was conservation. Cain was able to produce more dread, paranoia, and fear within …Read the Rest
The Illuminated Blood Meridian
This ongoing project is too cool not to pass along. Six artists are working on creating a piece of art …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: The Carroll County Accident
I’ve always been more familiar with the version done by Tom T Hall, but Porter works for me too, as …Read the Rest
Unreprinted Paul Cain story discovered
I found this over at Cullen Gallagher blog Pulp Serenade and it’s worth passing along. Evan Lewis has been busy …Read the Rest
Cemetery Road by Gar Anthony Haywood – review
The now famous Thomas Wolfe phrase you can’t go home again sits at the heart of Cemetery Road. It’s a …Read the Rest
Campus Tramp by Lawrence Block to be reprinted
Creeping Hemlock Press will be publishing one of Lawrence Blocks softcore porn books the he wrote under a pseudonym. Check …Read the Rest
The novellas of Tom Piccirilli
I love novellas. I just do. They are like the perfect form. They allow for more depth than the short …Read the Rest
The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer – review
This follow-up to the well-received “The Tourist” finds Milo Weaver at the end of his tether with absolutely nothing to …Read the Rest
HBO greenlights Charlie Huston’s The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
One of those the title says it all posts but hell this is great news. But I stand by what …Read the Rest
Sophie Littlefield – video interview
We have a soft spot for Sophie Littlefield here at Spinetingler. This year alone, we nominated Littlefield for Best Novel …Read the Rest
This Wicked World by Richard Lange – review
After poking through This Wicked World again I wanted to revisit a quick take I wrote on it last year …Read the Rest
Orange County Noir edited by Gary Phillips: Orange County with Extra Pulp
By Matthew C. Funk Orange County is the sick dog living off of Los Angeles County’s scraps, and Akashic Books’ …Read the Rest
The Bowler by Sean Dunne featuring Rocky Salemmo
I started writing a whole thing about The Bowler but the truth of the matter is this is one of …Read the Rest
July 2010 Pull List
Let me say up front that the first two books listed, Late Rain and Pike, are two books that are …Read the Rest
