Reviewed by Benjamin Whitmer There comes a moment reading Tom Franklin’s short story “Poachers” when you’re hit with the sudden …Read the Rest
Archive for November, 2010
Stab by Chris Adrian from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Gary Phillips “Stab” by Chris Adrian is a chilling tale not solely for it’s up close and personal …Read the Rest
Controlled Burn by Scott Wolven from Best American Noir of the Century
Reviewed by Jedidiah Ayres In rural New Hampshire a roughneck going by the name of Bill Allen is trying to …Read the Rest
Dripping by David Morrell from Best American Noir of the Century
Reviewed by Toby Ball A man brings his family to live with his elderly mother in his boyhood home, a …Read the Rest
Like a Bone in the Throat by Lawrence Block from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Elizabeth White Though probably most well-known to the casual reader for his Matt Scudder and Bernie Rhodenbarr series, …Read the Rest
Midnight Emissions by F.X. Toole from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Jen Forbus Red tells the story of how he came to train Kenny Coyle and how Kenny came …Read the Rest
Out There in the Darkness by Ed Gorman from Best American Noir of the Century – review
reviewed by Steve Mosby In his introduction to this volume, Otto Penzler claims noir stories “are existential, pessimistic tales … …Read the Rest
All Through the House by Christopher Coake from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Chris Rhatigan I’m not going to lie: When I read the description of this piece, I was less …Read the Rest
Running Out of Dog By Dennis Lehane from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Kevin Burton Smith There are a lot of ghosts haunting this moody slice of Southern noir. To Kill …Read the Rest
Slowly, Slowly, In the Wind by Patricia Highsmith from Best American Noir of the Century – review
reviewed by Sandra Seamans When I read a story by a highly acclaimed author, I tend to have higher expectations. …Read the Rest
For the Rest of Her Life by Cornell Woolrich from Best American Noir of the Century – review
By Steve Weddle This isn’t your run-of-the-mill shopping in Paris, murdered puppy, Marquis de Sade short story. This one starts …Read the Rest
The Lady Says Die! by Mickey Spillane from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Martin Byrne In “The Lady Says Die!” Mickey Spillane, author of the hard-boiled Mike Hammer series of detective …Read the Rest
Gun Crazy by MacKinlay Kantor from The Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Chris F. Holm “Noir works, whether films, novels, or short stories, are existential, pessimistic tales about people, including …Read the Rest
The Homecoming by Dorothy B Hughes from The Best American Noir of the Century – review
reviewed by Adrian McKinty Dorothy B Hughes’s “The Homecoming” is the story of three friends: Benny, his ex girlfriend Nan …Read the Rest
Iris by Stephen Greenleaf from The Best American Noir of the Century – review
reviewed by Patti Abbott Stephen Greenleaf was the author of 14 novels about private detective, John Marshall Tanner, books set …Read the Rest
Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates from Best American Noir of the Century – review
By Rob Kitchin Joyce Carol Oates short story, Faithless, was originally published in the winter 1997 issue of Kenyon Review …Read the Rest
A Ticket Out by Brendan Dubois from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Jason Duke Before I get into this review, I want to get something out of the way, right …Read the Rest
Forever After by Jim Thompson from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Matthew C Funk Being an American male with sharp sensibilities, I love The Simpsons and I love Jim …Read the Rest
Since I Don’t Have You by James Ellroy from Best American Noir of the Century
Reviewed by Sean Doolittle In its plot, James Ellroy’s “Since I Don’t Have You” involves an ill-fated triangle between the …Read the Rest
Hot Springs by James Crumley from Best American Noir of the Century – review
Reviewed by Charlie Stella Guy Gets Girls, Guy Gets Trouble … Benbow isn’t a rogue. More a decent guy with …Read the Rest
