I don’t know where I fall on the Listen While Writing spectrum. Somewhere on the downslope toward Full On Rock …Read the Rest
Archive for July, 2011
Devil Red by Joe R. Lansdale – review
The Hap & Leonard series from Joe R. Lansdale consistently hit homes book after book for numerous reasons. There’s Lansdale …Read the Rest
Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles by Edward Grainger – review
Legendary Western writer Luke Short once gave an up-and-coming Brian Garfield the following advice: “Take out all the Western trappings. …Read the Rest
Every Shallow Cut by Tom Piccirilli – review
An Open Letter to Tom Piccirilli: Dear Tom- I just finished Every Shallow Cut a couple days ago and have …Read the Rest
Is 2011 the year of the e-publisher?
A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the crime fiction landscape and focused on some of the new, high-profile imprints …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad – “Thirty-eight Snub” – review
The reason for the title of this week’s episode, “Thirty-eight Snub,” was made evident from the start with the kick-ass cold open. …Read the Rest
Jesus Angel Garcia and Nik Korpon at Cyclops Books in Baltimore
Jesus Angel Garcia brought his traveling roadshow/revival to Cyclops Books in Baltimore last night along with Baltimore’s young noir son, …Read the Rest
When the Thrill is Gone By Walter Mosley
Leonid Trotter McGill is a 55-year-old African-American man, an amateur boxer trying to turn his life around working as a …Read the Rest
Blowback by Peter May – review
The reader of an Enzo Macleod mystery faces a formidable task: Confronted by the deviousness of the unsolved crime Enzo …Read the Rest
Drive – trailer
First we brought you a clip from the upcoming must see crime movie, Drive, which was adapted from the classic …Read the Rest
Critical Condition By CJ Lyons – reviews
The fourth and apparently last novel in this well-written series finds a changed dynamic in the relationships among the various …Read the Rest
Dead Man’s Chest by Kerry Greenwood – review
The Hon. Phryne Fisher makes her 16th appearance in this novel wherein she deservedly takes her entourage, including daughters Ruth …Read the Rest
The Final Reckoning By Sam Bourne – review
Truth and fiction merge in this thriller about survivors of the holocaust taking justice into their own hands, seeking out …Read the Rest
The Adjustment by Scott Phillips – review
The Adjustment, the long-awaited new novel from Scott Phillips, is the story of Wayne Ogden, a former supply sergeant in …Read the Rest
Every Bitter Thing by Leighton Gage – review
On the opening page of Leighton Gage’s newest book, the fourth in his series featuring the Brazilian Chief Inspector Mario …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter” – review
The cold open of season four’s premiere episode of Breaking Bad, “Box Cutter,” flashes back to the late chemist Gale …Read the Rest
Kind of Blue by Miles Corwin – review
The author, a former crime reporter for the L.A. Times, has published three non-fiction books prior to this, his first …Read the Rest
Box 21 by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom – review
This is not an easy novel to read, but it is well worth it because it is quite different from …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: HARVEST OF RUINS by Sandra Ruttan
When I first started working on HARVEST OF RUINS, I needed chapter titles. You see, because the book had intersecting …Read the Rest
Murder on the Palais Royal by Cara Black – review
The sights, sounds and smells of Paris were authenticated not only in the reading of this novel, but in actually …Read the Rest
