In a perfect display of a not-unreasonable NIMBY mindset [Not In My Backyard}, most of the residents of Tamarack County, …Read the Rest
Archive for November, 2010
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith – review
Russia, and more specifically Moscow, is Arkady Renko’s home turf where, as a sometime senior investigator for important cases in …Read the Rest
The Queen of Patpong by Timothy Hallinan – review
While its predecessors in this delightful series set in Thailand focused on all the trouble in which Poke Rafferty could …Read the Rest
Con Ed by Matthew Klein – review
Kip Largo is a former con man who is trying, finally, to lead an honest life. That is, until his …Read the Rest
More Holiday Book Deals
Thanks to Ben and 200 Noirs for pointing this one out. Book Closeouts has a ton of books for bargain …Read the Rest
Book Deals at Barnes & Noble
Last week I did a post listing some great bargain book deals at Amazon. This post will list some great …Read the Rest
I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman – review
Eliza Benedict, 38 years old, has by choice always been a full-time wife and mother, devoted to caring for and …Read the Rest
Boardwalk Empire “Paris Green” – review
Review by Mike Dennis You give women the right to vote and next thing you know, they’re giving you all …Read the Rest
True Grit – Three New TV Spots
Probably the most anticipated movies for me this year is True grit and everything I see about it ramps up …Read the Rest
This week’s books
Here are the books that we received at Spinetingler HQ this week. A mixed bag with some interesting titles. I’ve …Read the Rest
Crime Fiction Short Films: The Bloody Olive
This very entertaining noir-esque crime short starts out kind of serious and then becomes a laugh out loud exercise in …Read the Rest
The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth – review
Frederick Forsyth has written numerous books with far-out themes. “Cobra” is another one, just more so. The plot is fairly …Read the Rest
Dope by Sara Gran – review
In Dope, Gran’s third novel in as many genre’s, we are introduced to Josephine, a former addict, who is offered …Read the Rest
Luther by Neil Cross – Review
The six-part TV series Luther recently ran on BBC America and the Nerd was regrettably late to the party by …Read the Rest
London Boulevard by William Monahan, Based on the novel by Ken Bruen
reviewed by Russel D McLean Let’s get this up front: I love the script for The Departed. Foul, profane and …Read the Rest
Florida Gothic Stories by Vicki Hendricks – Review
Vicki Hendricks goes all the way like precious fucking few authors are willing to today and Florida Gothic Stories proves my …Read the Rest
The Soft Touch by John D. MacDonald – review
Jerry Jamison lives a quaint life. A steady job in construction under his father-in-law’s business. A gorgeous wife. A nice …Read the Rest
Boardwalk Empire “The Emerald City” – review
Reviewed by Mike Dennis Richard “Half-Face” Harrow has arrived in Atlantic City at Jimmy’s behest. He’s staying at Margaret’s house, …Read the Rest
Book deals at Amazon
Post updated on 11/29/10 Earlier today Ray Banks and Allan Guthrie tweeted that some of their books were bargain priced …Read the Rest
Chaser by Hong-jin Na – Review
The fucking Koreans symbolically kick Hollywood in their respective cinematic crime balls yet again with Chaser, a brutal thriller recently released …Read the Rest
