Two novellas (one newly published) featuring DCI Alan Banks and 10 short stories comprise this admirable volume. The short stories …Read the Rest
Archive for August, 2010
Hard Case Crime in talks with eight different publishers
The future of Hard case Crime is looking good. Earlier we had posted about Hard Case Crime moving to Subterranean …Read the Rest
Pariah by David Zeltserman – review
In his fourth novel, Dave Zeltserman has managed to outdo himself and created even more worthless characters than those who …Read the Rest
Hank Phillippi Ryan: The Ends Justify the Means & Book Giveaway
By Hank Phillippi Ryan Guilty, guilty, guilty. Yes, I’m guilty, and here, in the privacy of Spinetingler, I will confess …Read the Rest
Fiction: PI, P.I. by Stephen D. Rogers
Even though I was in my office trying to recuperate from an ill-fated relationship, my digits trailed along the hall, …Read the Rest
True Blue by David Baldacci – review
Two rather far-fetched but believable conspiracies form the basis of this first in a new series introducing Beth Perry, Chief …Read the Rest
Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber – review
I originally reviewed Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber on October 27th, 2006 What makes this thriller exceptional though is …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day
I used to write dark fantasy before I switched over to crime. Horror fiction, I tell them, is mostly a …Read the Rest
Gallows Lane by Brian McGilloway – review
This novel is the second in a new series featuring Benedict ["Ben"] Devlin, an Inspector in the Guards, or An …Read the Rest
Jennifer Government by Max Barry – review
I originally reviewed Jennifer Government by Max Barry on October 24th, 2006. In Jennifer Government the government is all but …Read the Rest
Black Swan trailer
A psychological ballerina thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis sounds pretty crazy right? Well …Read the Rest
Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood – review
If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. No matter where Corinna Chapman, the affable Melbourne accountant-turned-baker looks, she faces problems. …Read the Rest
Savages by Don Winslow – Review
I remember reading The Death and Life of Bobby Z as a kid and digging the shit out of it, …Read the Rest
A Woman A Gun and a Noodle Shop trailer (based on Blood Simple)
The director of House of Flying Daggers and Hero, Zhang Yimou, has filmed a remake of the Coen brothers Blood …Read the Rest
A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston – review
I originally reviewed A Dangerous man by Charlie Huston on October 18th, 2006 One of the qualities that make Hank …Read the Rest
Community Bulletin Board
Spinetingler pulls together some links of what’s happening elsewhere around the community. Check them out after the jump. Brian LindenmuthBrian …Read the Rest
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman – review
Although it is tagged An Alex Delaware Novel, Evidence really should be identified as a Milo Sturgis book. The popular …Read the Rest
The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos – review
I originally reviewed The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos on October 17th, 2006 The first chapter is brilliantly written and …Read the Rest
The Wolves of Fairmount Park by Dennis Tafoya – Review
Last year when Dennis Tafoya dropped his white hot debut Dope Thief in our collective laps, few of us walked away without …Read the Rest
Dead Tomorrow by Peter James – review
The sixth book in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series finds him, several months after the events which took place …Read the Rest
