I’ve been pondering the idea that women are writing the best psycho-noirs out there right now. I haven’t really dug …Read the Rest
Archive for April, 2011
Spinetingler Awards CONTEST
[Updated 4/16/11 3:40 EST with new prize added] We wanted to find a way to both celebrate the Spinetingler Awards …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Matthew Funk
On a personal note Matthew Funk is one of my favorite writers out there on the short fiction scene. There …Read the Rest
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey – review
I’ve been a big fan of Marcus Sakey’s work since 2007 when I sucked down The Blade Itself like it was a mug …Read the Rest
Justified – “Debts and Accounts” – review
After an action-packed episode last week we now find that in the aftermath of Coover’s death damn near all our characters are either …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Matthew McBride
If it feels like Matthew McBride stormed the scene, kicked in the door of the genre and took the house …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Dan O’Shea
In this installment we talk to Dan O’Shea Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of …Read the Rest
Conversations with the Bookless: Chris Holm
It is to my great shame that I’ve waited until the third round of Conversations interviews to include Chris Holm. …Read the Rest
FICTION: Blessing the Bounty by D.A. Davenport
Being wed to a hard man takes it’s toll on a woman. Some go crazy, wander off into the hills …Read the Rest
Pike by Benjamin Whitmer – review
When reading the novel Pike by Benjamin Whitmer, the words you want to remember are “inevitable” and “relentless.” The eponymous …Read the Rest
Blood Crimes: Book One by Dave Zeltserman – review
Grab your e-book reader of choice, and hold on tight, because Dave Zeltserman has started a vampire series that will …Read the Rest
Justified – “Brother’s Keeper” – review
So apparently when it rains it fucking pours on Justified this season. After weeks of my speculating when the watch …Read the Rest
Some of My Favorite Mysteries by Tony Hays
New to reading mysteries? What do I suggest? Well, it depends on your age group. As a young man, I …Read the Rest
A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block – review
Lawrence Block has held his title as one of mystery’s top heavyweights for longer than many of his readers have …Read the Rest
The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell – review
Long-time readers know that the Nerd is a recent convert to the church of Daniel Woodrell. Said readers are probably …Read the Rest
Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty – Excerpt
It’s no go my honey love, it’s no go my poppet, Work your hands from day to day, the wind …Read the Rest
The Thirteen Bikes by Adrian McKinty
by Adrian McKinty When I published my last book, Fifty Grand, I was invited by a national newspaper to write …Read the Rest
Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty – review
While Ireland’s economic fate seems to shift annually, its consistent output of quality crime fiction has been a reliable genre …Read the Rest
Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 by Jean-Francois Richet – review
The Nerd would be awfully fucking surprised if Mesrine: Killer Instinct and its follow-up Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 don’t gain some notoriety …Read the Rest
Images from Drive and Official Synopsis
We’ve got some new info on Drive, which is based on the modern classic of the same name by James …Read the Rest
