Reviewed by Elizabeth White When a fellow lawman is murdered, Colorado Sheriff Jim Anderson turns to Caleb Dunne to run …Read the Rest
Archive for May, 2011
On Dangerous Ground: Stories of Western Noir
Over the next two days we will be reviewing 18 stories from the anthology On Dangerous Ground: Stories of Western …Read the Rest
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta – review
This initial effort from this author focuses on a couple of aspects of a legal thriller including a young female …Read the Rest
this letter to Norman Court pt. 11 by Pablo D’Stair
this letter to Norman Court is a novella consisting of 22 sections (each around 1250 words) I am releasing by …Read the Rest
Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin – review
What does an author do when he “falls in love” with characters in a novel he completed? Why he just …Read the Rest
A Reading List for Judgment Day
It is being widely reported that today, may 21st, is the Judgment day. These proclamations have been made before and …Read the Rest
Matthew J. McBride is Bookless no more
More great news as another Conversations with the Bookless alumni is Bookless no more. Matthew J. McBride will soon be …Read the Rest
Chris Holm is Bookless no more
We love making these announcements. Spinetingler Award winner and Conversations with the Bookless participant Chris Holm signed a two book …Read the Rest
Stranglehold by Ed Gorman – review
The cynical political consultant Dev Conrad returns in this well-plotted, twisting tale of intrigue and blackmail during a Congressional election …Read the Rest
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny – review
The book takes place in and around Quebec City, Canada, where the dwindling Anglophone community feels it is still fighting …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Femme Fatale by Aloe Blacc
Thanks to Aaron Phillip Clark for this week’s Crime Song Wednesday Aloe Blacc’s “Femme Fatale” has less of a narrative …Read the Rest
The Shadow Woman by Ake Edwardson & Per Carlsson (tr) – review
Slow and steady: Sweden’s youngest Detective Inspector seeks elusive clues in this slow, plodding police procedural about a murder victim …Read the Rest
Skin by Mo Hayder – review
There are all kinds of protagonists, but the two featured in this novel (after first appearing in “Ritual”) are very …Read the Rest
Second clip from Drive
Not too long after the first clip was released we’ve got the second clip from Drive, based on the classic …Read the Rest
Claire DeWitt meet Paul Little
I’m usually reading a couple of different books at the same time. Sometimes these stories overlap in interesting ways. Recently …Read the Rest
Street Raised by Pearce Hansen – review
[Here's one from the archives. This review originally appeared in the Summer 2007 issue of Spinetingler. We're blowing the dust …Read the Rest
Collusion by Stuart Neville – review
This follow-up to the highly praised “The Ghosts of Belfast” deserves the same reception. It picks up where the earlier …Read the Rest
Red Herring by Archer Mayor – review
This long-running series featuring Joe Gunther and his team at the Vermont Bureau of Investigation has been consistently excellent. And …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day
I’ve made a similar point myself over the years. I have been reading mostly web-based stories this week and getting …Read the Rest
The Whisperers by John Connolly – review
There is always the element of the supernatural in a Charlie Parker novel. And “The Whisperers” is no exception. However, …Read the Rest
