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Archive for October, 2010

This week’s books

This week’s books
October 30, 2010
Books

Here’s what we received this week at Spinetingler HQ. Do you plan on reading any of them? I want to …Read the Rest

The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow – Review

The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow – Review
October 30, 2010
Book Reviews

In the opening chapters of Don Winslow’s The Winter of Frankie Machine we get a carefully detailed description of a day …Read the Rest

Blitz – trailer

Blitz – trailer
October 30, 2010
Books

It’s a Ken Bruen two-fer. After yesterday’s trailer for London Boulevard today we’ve got the trailer for Blitz. Check it …Read the Rest

The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow – Review

The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow – Review
October 29, 2010
Book Reviews

A few months back when I reviewed Don Winslow’s Savages, easily one of the most exciting books to drop all …Read the Rest

London Boulevard trailer

London Boulevard trailer
October 29, 2010
Books

London Boulevard stars Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Jamie Campbell Bower, Anna Friel, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis and Eddie Marsan. It’s …Read the Rest

Calibre & Vixen by Ken Bruen – review

Calibre & Vixen by Ken Bruen – review
October 29, 2010
Book Reviews

I originally reviewed Calibre & Vixen by Ken Bruen on January 30th, 2007. In both Vixen and Calibre Bruen chooses …Read the Rest

Russel D. McLean – interview

Russel D. McLean – interview
October 29, 2010
Books

Normally I’m not much into reading P.I. novels. Most of them have such a well worn, been there done that …Read the Rest

Book title story

Book title story
October 29, 2010
Books

I took this one yesterday and tried to make it about a boxer after his final fight, which was one …Read the Rest

Empty Ever After By Reed Farrel Coleman – review

Empty Ever After By Reed Farrel Coleman – review
October 28, 2010
Book Reviews

Moe Prager is a complex man, and Empty Ever After, the newest book in the series of which he is …Read the Rest

The Devil by Ken Bruen – Review

The Devil by Ken Bruen – Review
October 28, 2010
Book Reviews

God’s favorite whipping boy Jack Taylor is back in The Devil, Ken Bruen’s eighth entry in his Galway private eye series, and …Read the Rest

The Dramatist by Ken Bruen – review

The Dramatist by Ken Bruen – review
October 28, 2010
Book Reviews

Even though those stories were complete in their telling the previous three novels in the Jack Taylor series can in …Read the Rest

The Wolves of Fairmount Park by Dennis Tafoya – review

The Wolves of Fairmount Park by Dennis Tafoya – review
October 28, 2010
Book Reviews

This mystery novel is more about the characters than the crime involved. It begins with a drive-by shooting in a …Read the Rest

Book title stories

Book title stories
October 28, 2010
Books

Here’s a couple from John Kenyon that seem to be more riffs on a theme. Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction …Read the Rest

The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle – review

The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle – review
October 27, 2010
Book Reviews

Matt Worth became a cop for the right reasons; he’s a good guy and wants to help people. We are …Read the Rest

Gregg Hurwitz interviews Michael Connelly at Bouchercon 2010

Gregg Hurwitz interviews Michael Connelly at Bouchercon 2010
October 27, 2010
Books

Michael Connelly being interviewed by Gregg Hurwitz at Bouchercon 2010 Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and …Read the Rest

Downtown by Ed McBain – review

Downtown by Ed McBain – review
October 27, 2010
Book Reviews

The only McBain novels I’ve read are I’m Canon-For Hire/The Gutter and the Grave, Cop Hater, and The Mugger; the …Read the Rest

Boardwalk Empire “Family Limitation” – review

Boardwalk Empire “Family Limitation” – review
October 26, 2010
Reviews

Review by Mike Dennis Whoa! This show is back. After drifting off into a sort of unreality for a few …Read the Rest

Art in the Blood: Crime Novelists Discuss Their Craft by Craig McDonald – review

Art in the Blood: Crime Novelists Discuss Their Craft by Craig McDonald – review
October 26, 2010
Book Reviews

I originally reviewed Art in the Blood by Craig McDonald on January 18th 2007 Craig McDonald is widely considered to …Read the Rest

Ben Kenobi: Private Jedeye

Ben Kenobi: Private Jedeye
October 26, 2010
Film

(via) Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In …Read the Rest

Robert Ward, Reed Farrel Coleman, Daniel Woodrell discuss fiction

Robert Ward, Reed Farrel Coleman, Daniel Woodrell discuss fiction
October 26, 2010
Books

Authors Robert Ward, Reed Farrel Coleman, and Daniel Woodrell discuss fiction. Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine …Read the Rest